Nine killed in bus crash in Mexico

An ambulance in Mexico. File photoMEXICO CITY, Jun 18 Nine people were killed and 40 others injured in a bus crash carrying pilgrims on their way to the Black Christ figure from Tila in the southern state of Chiapas, the region's civil protection agency said.» In the accident, 40 people were injured and, unfortunately, nine died. Air response and transportation protocols are in place,» the rescuers said on Twitter. According to local media, the bus was transporting pilgrims to the Church of Christ in the municipality of Thila. According to preliminary data, the driver lost control on a wet road, as a result of which the car turned over. revered shrines in the region, and the municipality of Tila is a center of pilgrimage for Catholics.