Car crash Oaxaca (Twitter/@ampmOaxaca)

On the road Oaxaca-Cuacopalan A bus carrying migrants from South America, mainly Colombia and Venezuela, overturned, leaving a preliminary toll of 15 people died and thirty wounded.

The accident occurred at kilometer 88 of the federal road, near the toll of Miahuatlan, reason why the road section was closed by elements of the National Guard. The tentative cause was a mechanical failure.

According to information from the authorities, the incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 19. The bus is owned by the tourist transport company Lopresti SA de CV, while it was confirmed that more than 50 people were also traveling in the unit, some also from Haiti.

Accident in Oaxaca (Twitter/@JCarlos_Valerio)
Accident in Oaxaca (Twitter/@JCarlos_Valerio)

Around 2:30 p.m., various motorists began to report the overthrow of the unit through 911, which is why elements of the National Guard (GN) arrived on the scene, as well as Technical Agents for Medical Emergencies (TUM) of Roads and Federal Bridges (Capufe), in addition to the Mexican Red Cross.

Likewise, staff from the National Institute for Migration (INM) were also present to request the repatriation of the dead and injured.

Developing information…

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