54 migrants dead, 105 injured after vehicle overturns in Chiapas, Mexico: Authorities
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A vehicle full of migrants overturned in Chiapas, Mexico, Thursday night, leaving 54 dead and 105 injured, authorities said.
A vehicle full of migrants overturned in Chiapas, Mexico, Thursday night, leaving 54 dead and 105 injured, authorities said.
"After the accident that occurred in Chiapa de Corzo, I inform you that unfortunately 49 people died at the scene and 5 more died while receiving medical attention in hospitals," Chiapas Gov. Rutilio Escandón tweeted. "We have 105 injured (83 men and 22 women), care for the injured continues."
Civil Protection Chiapas said on Twitter that the tragedy was the result of a "car accident of two trucks traveling on the Belisario Domínguez Bridge and Ribera Cauharé in Chiapa de Corzo."
"I deeply regret the tragedy caused by the overturning of a trailer in Chiapas carrying Central American migrants. It's very painful. I embrace the families of the victims," Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tweeted.
