Passenger bus falls off cliff in Mexico, at least 18 dead and more than 30 injured: report
In February, a bus crash in the central Mexican state of Puebla left 17 people dead
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities in Mexico said a bus fell off a cliff on the western side of the country, leaving at least 18 people dead and more than 30 others injured, including nearly a dozen children, according to a report.
The Nayarit prosecutor's office said Sunday evening the bus fell approximately 50 feet down a ravine on Saturday night, Reuters reported.
The incident took place in the Mexican state of Nayarit near a highway that connects Tepic and Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nayarit's Security and Civil Protection Ministry released photographs showing rescuers pulling victims from the wreckage.
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Firefighters and paramedics pulling injured bus crash victims out of wreckage. (Reuters/Nayarit's Security and Civil Protection Ministry)
Officials identified the dead as 11 women and seven men. At least 11 minors were transferred to area hospitals, according to the report.
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Rescue teams placing survivors onto a stretcher and into an ambulance after a bus crash on April 30, 2023, left at least 18 victims dead and more than 30 others injured. (Reuters/Nayarit's Security and Civil Protection Ministry)
Emergency personnel rescuing survivors of a bus crash that killed at least 18 victims on April 30, 2023. (Reuters/Nayarit's Security and Civil Protection Ministry)
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In February, a bus crash in the central Mexican state of Puebla left 17 people dead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fifteen of the 45 passengers were declared dead at the scene and two others died on the way to the hospital, officials said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.