A bus carrying mostly migrant passengers on board overturned in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, killing 18 people and injuring 27 others on Friday, according to local authorities.The prosecutors office in Oaxaca state also said that out of the 18 dead, three were minors belonging from Venezuela and Haiti. At least 27 people were injured and transported to nearby hospitals.Bus crash in Mexicos Oaxaca kills 18Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/aYDlgw5W2j#Mexico #Oaxaca #accident pic.twitter.com/37S5YPLFck— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) October 6, 2023 Oaxaca bus crashThe accident happened at around dawn on a highway linking Oaxaca and the neighbouring state of Puebla, it said.Pictures of the bus crash released by state authorities show the wreckage of the large bus lying on its side on a highway winding through hills. Moreover, the accidents cause is being investigated. It took place at 5 am local time.A similar incident took place on Sunday when at least 10 Cuban migrants including a child were killed when the truck they were travelling in crashed in southern Mexico, according to local authorities.Migrant issue in MexicoMexico is home to a large number of migrants who come from different countries by travelling in busses, overcrowded trailers and atop freight trains in an attempt to reach the US-Mexican border. Venezuela and Haiti are sources of large numbers of migrants travelling northward, fleeing insecurity and economic crisis at home, as per media reports.US and Mexican officials have struggled to respond to the arrivals, with Washington putting increasing pressure on Mexico City to shoulder more responsibility for people crossing its territory. Food shortages and limited access to health care have driven more than 7.7 million people from Venezuela alone – a scale of displacement that outpaces Ukraine, where theres an active war, as per CNN
