Acayucan bus crash explained

Acayucan bus crash
Date:13 April 2014
Location:Mexico
Deaths:36
Injuries:4

On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,[1] a bus traveling from Villahermosa to Mexico City collided with a broken-down truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,[2] all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region. There were four survivors.[3] The collision took place near the municipality of Juan Rodriguez Clara, which is itself near Acayucan.[4] The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",[5] and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".[6] [7] The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.[8] Javier Duarte, the governor of Veracruz, said that because the bus caught fire, it will be much more difficult to identify the victims' bodies.[9] A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.[1]

Reactions

Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto expressed his condolences to the victims' families via Twitter.[3] Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, also lamented the accident on Twitter, writing, "My deepest condolences to the families of the people who passed away in this accident."[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Associated Press.
  2. Web site: Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014.
  3. News: Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140414170413/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html . dead . 14 April 2014 . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Associated Press.
  4. Web site: At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Reuters.
  5. Web site: Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says . https://archive.today/20140413194757/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says . dead . April 13, 2014 . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Russo, Camila.
  6. Web site: Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36 . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Associated Press.
  7. Web site: 36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash . Canada Journal . 15 April 2014 . 16 April 2014.
  8. Web site: At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . Agence France-Presse.
  9. Web site: UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash . . 13 April 2014 . 13 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Veracruz Bus Accident: Crash In Mexican State Leaves 36 Dead; Enrique Peña Nieto Sends 'Deepest Condolences' . Latin Times . 13 April 2014 . 16 April 2014 . Lopez, Oscar.

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