The bus was on its way to the religious site of Chalma when it apparently lost its brakes and crashed into a building, killing 19 people on board and injuring 32 others.
On the way to the religious site of Chalma, the bus apparently lost the brakes and hit a building (Image credit: Twitter)
Nineteen people died and 32 others were injured after a bus crashed Friday that was apparently carrying pilgrims to a religious site in central Mexico.
State officials said the bus appeared to have lost its brakes and drove into a building in Mexico state.
Six of the victims were injured so badly that they were flown to a hospital in the state capital, Toluca.
Ricardo de la Cruz, the state’s deputy interior minister, said the accident occurred in the Joquicingo community, southwest of Mexico City.
The bus drove from the western state of Michoacan to Chalma, a city that has been visited by Roman Catholic pilgrims for centuries.
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There was initially no information about the condition of the injured passengers. Many Mexicans go on religious pilgrimages as December 12th, the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, approaches.
Accidents are not uncommon, as they often walk or bike on narrow streets or travel in aging buses.
The state of Mexico borders Mexico City on three sides and includes both remote rural villages and overcrowded suburbs of the capital.
Chalma was a holy place in pre-Hispanic times before the conquest in 1521. After the arrival of the Spaniards, believers say, a cross miraculously appeared in a cave dedicated to an Aztec god, making Chalma a Christian pilgrimage site.
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