About 54 People Killed In Truck Accident In Southern Mexico, Most Allegedly Migrants

A truck carrying more than a hundred people overturned in Southern Mexico on Thursday, Dec. 9, with around 54 people dead. Among the victims of the accident were said to be migrants from Central America.

According to a report from CNN, a big truck was found on its side next to a footbridge. Bodies were laid out on the road wrapped in body bags.

Video footage showed how bodies were seen spilled out on the road next to a white trailer that had split open. The truck reportedly crashed on a tight bend outside the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, the state capital of Chiapas.

In a report from Reuters, children were among those killed by the crash. Most of the people at the scene could be heard sobbing as rescue workers arrived at the scene of the accident.

According to State Governor Rutilio Escandon, aside from the 54 people who had died, 105 were also left injured. 83 of them were men while 22 were women.

Three of those who survived the truck crash are reportedly in serious condition.

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard added that some of the people who had perished from the crash were foreign nationals.

"My condolences to the victims and affected families. In communication with the State Government and Civil Protection. We make contact with the foreign ministries of the affected countries," Ebrard posted on Twitter.

Mexican President, Andres Obrador, also extended his sympathies to the families of the deceased.

"I deeply regret the tragedy caused by the overturning of a trailer in Chiapas carrying Central American migrants," the President said. "It's very painful. I hug the families of the victims."

The actual reason behind the accident has yet to be known as of this writing.

Migration is very common from Central American countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, where violence, corruption, food insecurity and a lack of economic opportunity have left many with no other choice but to seek refuge in other regions.