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2021 disaster in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
2021 Mexico bus crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 26 November 2021 |
Location | San José el Guarda, Joquicingo, State of Mexico |
Country | Mexico |
Statistics | |
Deaths | 19 |
Injured | 30 |
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]
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]
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