Two Dozen People Die in Bus Crash in Central Mexico

Tow trucks and authorities work at the area of a road accident, which left over a dozen migrants dead, in Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos, in Oaxaca state, Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2023. Jose de Jesus Cortes/Reuters

MEXICO CITY—At least 24 people died and five others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico’s central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local authorities said.

The accident occurred in the early morning hours when the bus carrying the victims collided with the back of a tractor-trailer carrying corn.