Dozens killed after bus overturns in Mexico

At least 24 people have been killed after a bus overturned in western Mexico, authorities said.

The bus had collided with a trailer that separated from a truck carrying corn, she added.

At least five other people are believed to have been injured in the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday as the bus left Tepic in the west. Mexico stands Nayarit.

In a video on social media, Juan Manríquez Moreno, coordinator of the National Guard in Zacatecas, explained that the truck trailer came loose on a highway before the bus collided with it, causing the vehicle to flip on its right side.

Footage shared from the crash site showed rescue teams and security forces, including military personnel, securing the area as rescuers worked to recover the bodies.

Efforts were underway on Saturday morning to recover some bodies that had fallen into a ravine, a local government official told Reuters.

Rodrigo Reyes Muguerza, secretary general of the government in Zacatecas, said in a statement: “We express our solidarity and condolences to all the families and people who lost a loved one in this unfortunate accident.”