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Mexico bus accident kills at least 23
15/4/2007 11:47

A bus crash in northern Mexico has left at least 23 passengers dead and injured 17 others, local media reported yesterday.

The bus, with 38 passengers and two drivers on board, was traveling at high speed early in the morning when it slammed into a heavy truck on the expressway 17 km from the city of Juarez, close to the US border.

The collision and the subsequent fire left 23 passengers dead. The 17 injured were taken to hospital and reportedly in serious condition. Authorities did not rule out an even higher death toll.

The driver of the truck may have fled, as rescuers were unable to find him at the scene of the accident, police said.



Xinhua