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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 [[Veracruz]] to [[Mexico City]] collided with a broken-down [[tractor-trailer]] and caught fire, killing at least 36 people. There were four survivors.<ref name=WP>{{cite web | url=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 | 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 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=[[ |
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 [[Veracruz]] to [[Mexico City]] collided with a broken-down [[tractor-trailer]] and caught fire, killing at least 36 people. There were four survivors.<ref name=WP>{{cite web | url=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 | 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 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> A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.<ref name=CBS/> [[Enrique Pena Nieto]], Mexico's president, expressed his condolences to the victims' families via [[Twitter]].<ref name=WP/> |
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On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,[1] a bus traveling from Veracruz to Mexico City collided with a broken-down tractor-trailer and caught fire, killing at least 36 people. There were four survivors.[2] The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.[3] A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.[1] Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's president, expressed his condolences to the victims' families via Twitter.[2]
References
- ^ a b Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash". CBS News. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ a b Associated Press (13 April 2014). "Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (13 April 2014). "At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
