A bus crash in southern Mexico kills 29 people and injures 19 #LIVE

A bus crash in southern Mexico kills 29 people and injures 19.
The accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle in Magdalena Penasco.
29 people were killed in Mexico when a passenger bus plummeted into a ravine Wednesday in the southern state of Oaxaca, police said (AFP)
A passenger bus in southern Mexico lost control, plunged into a 75-foot-deep gully, and killed at least 29 passengers and left 20 injured. The accident happened in the indigenous Mixteca region of Oaxaca state.
Jesús Romero, state's interior secretary, informed 27 people had died in the crash, including a 1 1/2-year-old toddler. Meanwhile, about 20 people were injured in the accident, some very seriously.
Later his office confirmed that the death toll increased to 29, as two victims died at a hospital.

Romero said the bus driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and plunged into the gully. “It appears that a lack of skill and tiredness caused the accident," Romero said in remarks to a local television station.

The police released photos depicting a devastating scene where the bus had overturned, completely crushing the passenger compartment. The bus was en route from Mexico City to remote mountain villages in the impoverished Mixteca region.

The belongings, bundles, and baskets scattered among the wreckage indicated that the victims were likely individuals who worked in manual labor in the capital and were returning to their hometowns.

The deadly accident follows others on winding, steep roads in remote parts of Mexico. In April, 18 people were killed and dozens were injured when a bus fell off a cliff in western Mexico.