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Tourist Bus Crashes in Mexico, Killing at Least 12 | Tourist Bus Crashes in Mexico, Killing at Least 12 |
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MEXICO CITY — At least 12 people died on Tuesday when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway, officials said. | MEXICO CITY — At least 12 people died on Tuesday when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway, officials said. |
Seven Americans and two Swedes were among the injured, said Vicente Martin, a spokesman for Quintana Roo State’s civil defense office. He said authorities had not yet established the nationalities of the dead. | Seven Americans and two Swedes were among the injured, said Vicente Martin, a spokesman for Quintana Roo State’s civil defense office. He said authorities had not yet established the nationalities of the dead. |
Video images from the scene showed the bus on its side off the two-lane highway, with some survivors lying on the pavement | |
The Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said in a statement that passengers from two of its ships, the Celebrity Equinox and the Serenade of the Seas, were involved in the crash. | |
Mr. Martin said investigators were working to determine the cause of the crash, which occurred as the bus was on its way to the ruins at Chacchoben, about 110 miles south of Tulum. | Mr. Martin said investigators were working to determine the cause of the crash, which occurred as the bus was on its way to the ruins at Chacchoben, about 110 miles south of Tulum. |
Costa Maya Mahahual, the bus company involved, said in a statement that in addition to the tourists, a guide and driver were aboard the bus. | Costa Maya Mahahual, the bus company involved, said in a statement that in addition to the tourists, a guide and driver were aboard the bus. |
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