2021 Mexico bus crash

On 26 November 2021, a bus crashed on the Joquicingo-Malinalco highway in Central Mexico, killing at least 19 people.[1] A bus carrying Catholic pilgrims was travelling on a highway on route to a religious shrine when it crashed into a house.[2]

2021 Mexico bus crash
Details
Date26 November 2021
LocationSan José el Guarda, Joquicingo, State of Mexico
CountryMexico
Statistics
Deaths19
Injured30

Events

The bus was reportedly carrying Roman Catholic pilgrims, traveling from Michoacán to the Chalma temple, a religious site in Chalma.[3] The site is popular among Christians who pilgrimage there for 12 December, the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe.[4][5] The crash happened in the small town of San José el Guarda near the municipality of Joquicingo.[6] Six people who were severely injured were flown to a hospital in Toluca.[7][8] Witnesses said that the brakes of the bus failed, and the bus left the road crashing into a house.[8]

Response

Assistant state interior secretary Ricardo de la Cruz Musalem said that the injured had been airlifted to local hospitals and an investigation is underway.[6]

President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador interrupted a speech to confirm the tragedy.[9] Governor of the State of Mexico Alfredo del Mazo Maza said that he regretted the accident.[10] He spoke of helping those injured and providing care to the families of the deceased.[11]

See also

References
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  2. "At least 19 killed in bus crash in central Mexico". CNN. Reuters. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  3. "19 Dead, Dozens Injured After Mexico Pilgrimage Bus Crash". HuffPost. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  4. "19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash". PBS NewsHour. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  5. "19 Dead, 32 Injured in Mexico Pilgrimage Bus Crash". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. "19 Dead, 32 Injured After Mexico Pilgrimage Bus Crash". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  7. "19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico religious site pilgrimage bus crash". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  8. "19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash". KOB 4. 2021-11-26. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  9. "Alfredo Del Mazo lamenta accidente de autobús en Joquicingo, Estado de México". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  10. Macías, Rodolfo Martín Mendoza (2021-11-26). "Alfredo Del Mazo lamenta accidente en Joquicingo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  11. "tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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