Acayucan bus crash

On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,[1] a bus traveling from Villahermosa to Mexico City collided with a broken-down tractor-trailer attached to a truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,[2] all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region.[3] There were four survivors.[4] The collision took place near the municipality of Juan Rodriguez Clara, which is itself near Acayucan.[5] The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",[6] and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".[3][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]

Acayucan bus crash
Details
Date13 April 2014
LocationMexico
Statistics
Deaths36
Injuries4

Reactions

Mexico's president, Enrique Pena Nieto expressed his condolences to the victims' families via Twitter.[4] 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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References
  1. Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash". CBS News. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. "Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz". BBC News. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. Reuters (13 April 2014). "At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash". The London Free Press. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. Russo, Camila (13 April 2014). "Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says". Businessweek. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. "36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash". Canada Journal. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. Agence France-Presse (13 April 2014). "At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. "UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash". Reuters. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. Lopez, Oscar (13 April 2014). "Veracruz Bus Accident: Crash In Mexican State Leaves 36 Dead; Enrique Peña Nieto Sends 'Deepest Condolences'". Latin Times. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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