MEXICO CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – 13 folks have been killed when their van overturned and flipped right into a ditch on a freeway in central Mexico, leaving one other 10 folks injured, officers stated on Saturday.
Seven of the victims who died have been initially trapped contained in the automotive, the emergency providers company from Jalisco state stated on Twitter.
The accident occurred close to town of Lagos de Moreno, on a freeway that hyperlinks the central states of Guanajuato and Jalisco, throughout a season during which Catholic pilgrims usually go to a shrine within the close by city of San Juan de los Lagos.
Pictures from the emergency providers company present a big black van toppled onto its aspect in a deep rut alongside the freeway, with what seems to be a shattered windshield.
The company stated 12 folks misplaced their lives on the scene of the accident, together with two youngsters, and one other particular person later died in hospital.
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