CHIHUAHUA, MX. (THECOUNT) — The death toll has risen to at least 13 people and about two dozen more injured Thursday in a major bus crash in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
According to officials, 10 passengers died at the scene and some 28 were hurt. 3 more victims have passed away from their injuries in the hospital.
The chief of firefighters and civil defense for the town of Saucillo told El Heraldo de Juarez that the accident was reported before dawn. He said the vehicle was traveling from the border city of Ciudad Juarez to Torreon and that authorities did not yet know what caused the crash, reports ColumbusTelegram.
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Geo quick facts: Chihuahua City is the capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It’s known for the Spanish Baroque Cathedral de Chihuahua and the 18th-century Palacio de Gobierno, a government building where massive murals depict major Mexican historical events. The city is also home to the eastern terminus of the Chepe railroad, which runs through the green-tinged gorges of the Copper Canyon area – wikipedia.
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