A bus in Mexico crashes after colliding with a trailer detached from a truck, 24 people die

MEXICO CITY — A bus overturned in central Mexico after colliding with a trailer that became detached from a truck carrying corn, killing 24 people and injuring five, Mexican authorities said Saturday.

The accident occurred at midnight Friday as the bus was leaving Tepic in Nayarit state in western Mexico and heading to Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico. The injured are being treated at a hospital in Zacatecas.

Juan Manríquez Moreno, the National Guard coordinator in Zacatecas, said in a video statement shared on social media that the truck’s trailer broke off on the highway. The passenger bus collided with the semi-trailer and overturned on its right side.

Rodrigo Reyes Mugüerza, Secretary General of the government in Zacatecas, also shared a statement from the scene of the accident. “We express our solidarity and condolences to all the families and people who lost a loved one in this unfortunate accident,” he said.

He added that the highway where the accident occurred was closed as the services secured the area. Authorities said they would soon release the names of the injured so their families could locate them.