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On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,<ref name=CBS>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/ | title=Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash | work=[[CBS News]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Associated Press}}</ref> a bus traveling from [[Villahermosa]] to [[Mexico City]] collided with a broken-down [[tractor-trailer]] attached to a truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27014850 | title=Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz | work=[[BBC News]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region.<ref name=NYT/> There were four survivors.<ref name=WP>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html | title=Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead | work=[[Washington Post]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The collision took place near the municipality of [[Juan Rodriguez Clara]], which is itself near [[Acayucan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lfpress.com/2014/04/13/at-least-33-people-killed-in-mexico-bus-crash | title=At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash | work=[[The London Free Press]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Reuters}}</ref> The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says | title=Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says | work=[[Businessweek]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Russo, Camila}}</ref> and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".<ref name=NYT>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/world/americas/bus-crashes-and-burns-in-mexico-killing-at-least-36.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 | title=Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36 | work=[[New York Times]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://canadajournal.net/world/36-dead-fiery-mexico-bus-crash-6098-2014/ | title=36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash | work=Canada Journal | date=15 April 2014 | accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref> The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-14/an-at-least-36-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/5387168 | title=At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash | work=[[Abc.net.au]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> [[Javier Duarte]], the governor of Veracruz, said that because the bus caught fire, it will be much more difficult to identify the victims' bodies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/13/mexico-crash-idINL2N0N50CB20140413 | title=UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash | work=[[Reuters]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.<ref name=CBS/>
On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,<ref name=CBS>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/ | title=Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash | work=[[CBS News]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Associated Press}}</ref> a bus traveling from [[Villahermosa]] to [[Mexico City]] collided with a broken-down truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27014850 | title=Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz | work=[[BBC News]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region.<ref name=NYT/> There were four survivors.<ref name=WP>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414170413/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 April 2014 | title=Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The collision took place near the municipality of [[Juan Rodriguez Clara]], which is itself near [[Acayucan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lfpress.com/2014/04/13/at-least-33-people-killed-in-mexico-bus-crash | title=At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash | work=[[The London Free Press]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Reuters}}</ref> The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140413194757/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 13, 2014 | title=Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says | work=[[Businessweek]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Russo, Camila}}</ref> and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".<ref name=NYT>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/world/americas/bus-crashes-and-burns-in-mexico-killing-at-least-36.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 | title=Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36 | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://canadajournal.net/world/36-dead-fiery-mexico-bus-crash-6098-2014/ | title=36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash | work=Canada Journal | date=15 April 2014 | accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref> The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-14/an-at-least-36-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/5387168 | title=At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash | work=[[Abc.net.au]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> [[Javier Duarte]], the governor of Veracruz, said that because the bus caught fire, it will be much more difficult to identify the victims' bodies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://in.reuters.com/article/mexico-crash-idINL2N0N50CB20140413 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214807/http://in.reuters.com/article/mexico-crash-idINL2N0N50CB20140413 | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 6, 2016 | title=UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash | work=[[Reuters]] | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.<ref name=CBS/>
==Reactions==
==Reactions==
Mexico's president, [[Enrique Pena Nieto]] expressed his condolences to the victims' families via [[Twitter]].<ref name=WP/> Mexico's [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]], Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, also lamented the accident on Twitter, writing, "My deepest condolences to the families of the people who passed away in this accident."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.latintimes.com/veracruz-bus-accident-crash-mexican-state-leaves-36-dead-enrique-pena-nieto-sends-deepest-165437 | title=Veracruz Bus Accident: Crash In Mexican State Leaves 36 Dead; Enrique Peña Nieto Sends 'Deepest Condolences' | work=Latin Times | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=16 April 2014 | author=Lopez, Oscar}}</ref>
Mexico's president, [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] expressed his condolences to the victims' families via [[Twitter]].<ref name=WP/> Mexico's [[Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)|Secretariat of Communications and Transportation]], Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, also lamented the accident on Twitter, writing, "My deepest condolences to the families of the people who passed away in this accident."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.latintimes.com/veracruz-bus-accident-crash-mexican-state-leaves-36-dead-enrique-pena-nieto-sends-deepest-165437 | title=Veracruz Bus Accident: Crash In Mexican State Leaves 36 Dead; Enrique Peña Nieto Sends 'Deepest Condolences' | work=Latin Times | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=16 April 2014 | author=Lopez, Oscar}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Álamo bus accident]], similar Mexican bus-truck crash in 2012
*[[List of traffic collisions (2000–present)]]


==References==
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Acayucan bus crash
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Date13 April 2014
LocationMexico
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Deaths36
Injured4

On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,[1] a bus traveling from Villahermosa to Mexico City collided with a broken-down truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,[2] all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region.[3] There were four survivors.[4] The collision took place near the municipality of Juan Rodriguez Clara, which is itself near Acayucan.[5] The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",[6] and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".[3][7] The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.[8] Javier Duarte, the governor of Veracruz, said that because the bus caught fire, it will be much more difficult to identify the victims' bodies.[9] A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.[1]

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Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto expressed his condolences to the victims' families via Twitter.[4] Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, also lamented the accident on Twitter, writing, "My deepest condolences to the families of the people who passed away in this accident."[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash". CBS News. Associated Press. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz". BBC News. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36". The New York Times. Associated Press. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ^ "At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash". The London Free Press. Reuters. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. ^ Russo, Camila (13 April 2014). "Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says". Businessweek. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. ^ "36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash". Canada Journal. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. ^ Agence France-Presse (13 April 2014). "At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. ^ "UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash". Reuters. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. ^ Lopez, Oscar (13 April 2014). "Veracruz Bus Accident: Crash In Mexican State Leaves 36 Dead; Enrique Peña Nieto Sends 'Deepest Condolences'". Latin Times. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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