54 Migrants Dead And 105 Injured

A vehicle full of migrants overturned in Mexico, Thursday night, leaving 54 dead and 105 injured.
49 people died at the scene and 5 more died while receiving medical attention in hospitals. There are 105 injured (83 men and 22 women).

The truck carrying the migrants crashed on a sharp curve outside the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez. The tragedy was the result of an accident of two trucks traveling on the Belisario Domínguez Bridge and Ribera Cauharé in Chiapa de Corzo.

The victims appeared to be migrants from Central America. Central American migrants fleeing poverty and violence often take dangerous routes through Mexico to reach the United States, according to the United Nations. Smugglers sometimes cram migrants into large vehicles in extremely dangerous conditions to get them over the border