49 Dead in Crash of Truck Carrying Migrants in Mexico
The New York Times
Dozens more were reported injured in the crash in southern Chiapas state, where many migrants regularly cross into Mexico from Central America.
MEXICO CITY — At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured in a horrific truck accident in southern Mexico on Thursday, the authorities said, with most of the victims believed to be migrants coming from Central America.
The accident, which took place in southern Chiapas state, occurred when a truck carrying more than 100 people overturned on Thursday afternoon near Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital, the head of the state Civil Protection Service, Luis Manuel García, told Milenio TV.
The death toll could rise, with at least three people gravely injured. The accident is one of the deadliest involving migrants in decades, and follows the death of 13 migrants in a car accident on the U.S. border in March.
