According to a preliminary toll, 27 people died and 17 injured were transferred to different hospitals in the region for medical attention. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident, with early indications suggesting mechanical failure.
At least 27 people were killed in Mexico when a passenger bus careened off a mountain road and plummeted into a ravine Wednesday in the southern state of Oaxaca, police said.
Images from the scene showed the mangled wreckage of the vehicle lying on its side at the bottom of a steep cliff as rescuers worked nearby.
“According to a preliminary toll, 27 people died and 17 injured were transferred to different hospitals in the region for medical attention,” Oaxaca state prosecutor Bernardo Rodriguez Alamilla told AFP by telephone.
At least six of the injured were unconscious and in serious condition when they were rushed to hospital, according to the civil protection agency.
