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VERACRUZ, Mexico — A passenger bus slammed into a broken-down truck and burst into flames, killing at least 36 people on Sunday in southern Mexico, the Veracruz state government reported. VERACRUZ, Mexico — A passenger bus slammed into a broken-down truck and burst into flames, killing at least 36 people on Sunday in southern Mexico, the Veracruz state government reported.
State and federal officials said that four people survived the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight in the southeastern state of Veracruz.State and federal officials said that four people survived the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight in the southeastern state of Veracruz.
A statement from the state civil defense agency said the victims were businesspeople from the region who were traveling from Villahermosa in Tabasco State to Mexico City.A statement from the state civil defense agency said the victims were businesspeople from the region who were traveling from Villahermosa in Tabasco State to Mexico City.
The agency’s emergency director, Ricardo Maza Limón, said that the victims apparently burned to death inside the bus; the heat was so intense that the tires melted and the markings on its sides were left unreadable.The agency’s emergency director, Ricardo Maza Limón, said that the victims apparently burned to death inside the bus; the heat was so intense that the tires melted and the markings on its sides were left unreadable.
The federal highway department said the three-axle bus was on a highway in the area of Acayucan when it struck a five-axle tractor-trailer that had broken down and was parked along the roadside. The tractor-trailer was owned by a milk protein company.The federal highway department said the three-axle bus was on a highway in the area of Acayucan when it struck a five-axle tractor-trailer that had broken down and was parked along the roadside. The tractor-trailer was owned by a milk protein company.
In a post on Twitter, President Enrique Peña Nieto offered his condolences to the families of those who died.In a post on Twitter, President Enrique Peña Nieto offered his condolences to the families of those who died.
Bus crashes and other traffic accidents cause hundreds of deaths each year in Mexico. In April 2012, an accident involving a bus killed more than 40 people in another part of Veracruz, and two months later more than 30 people were killed when their bus turned over on a wet road in Guerrero State.Bus crashes and other traffic accidents cause hundreds of deaths each year in Mexico. In April 2012, an accident involving a bus killed more than 40 people in another part of Veracruz, and two months later more than 30 people were killed when their bus turned over on a wet road in Guerrero State.