At least seven people, including two children, were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus overturned on a Mississippi highway shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.
The bus, owned by Autobus Regiomontanos, was heading to Mexico when it suffered a tire failure, went off Interstate 20 and overturned near Vicksburg, CNN reported. Reported.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Among the seven who died were brothers, ages 6 and 16, Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol told the outlet that 37 other passengers were injured and taken to hospital.
Six of the people killed were pronounced dead at the scene, and the seventh died at a hospital, according to highway patrol officials.
He added that the bus involved in the accident was a 2018 Volvo.
“Any injury or death is a tragedy, but when you have multiple deaths and injuries like this, it makes it even worse,” Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. said Wap.
A tow truck driver at the scene told the media that the bus had fallen into a ditch and several passengers had been thrown from the vehicle.
It's unclear where the trip began, but it is known the bus was heading to Mexico.
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Carvin Stewart said “several Mexican identification documents” were found on the bus.
Husky Confirmed The two children who died were from Guatemala, and other passengers were also Guatemalan, they told CBS News, but their names were not released.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident.
The NTSB, working with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, is sending an investigative team to conduct a safety investigation into the crash Saturday on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when a tire failed, causing the bus to run off the road and overturn.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 31, 2024
