A crew of firefighters works to rescue the survivors of the bus that fell down a ravine in Nayarit, this Sunday. Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit
A plan to go to the beach on the Labor Day holiday has ended in tragedy in western Mexico.
At least 18 people have died and another 30 have been injured when a tourist bus fell off a cliff on federal highway 200, which runs from Tepic to Puerto Vallarta, near the town of Mesillas, Compostela municipality, in western Mexico.
The Nayarit Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection has reported that the vehicle was carrying 42 passengers who were being transported from Guadalajara to Guayabitos beach (about 150 kilometers away).
Of the injured people, at least seven are minors, according to local media reports.
So far, the causes of this incident have not been disclosed.
Police and rescue teams during relief work after the accident in Nayarit.Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de Nayarit
A report from the Nayarit Civil Protection service mentions that the bus fell at least 15 meters into a ravine, after reports were made to the emergency service, where elements of the local police and elements of the National Guard arrived.
According to a report from the Milenio newspaper, the people who boarded the vehicle are Mexican and mostly from the State of Jalisco.
The list of injured people is available in the Nayarit Civil Protection networks.
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NOTICE 🚧 FEDERAL HIGHWAY 200
🚥 Users are informed that the Federal Highway 200 Tepic - Bahía de Banderas, at kilometer 60+500, remains closed due to maneuvers carried out on site, this derived from the bus accident.
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– Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Nay (@SSPCNay) April 30, 2023
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