Three Venezuelan migrants die in a vehicle accident in southern Mexico

Three migrants from Venezuela They died this Wednesday in a traffic accident in the Mexican state of Chiapas (south), bordering Guatemala, local authorities reported.

The incident, where seven other people were injured, occurred in the municipality of Suchiatearound 11:44 local time (16:44 GMT), when the public transport vehicle in which they were traveling collided with the bed of a trailerdetailed the local secretary of Civil Protection.

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Two Venezuelans died at the scene while another died later in a local hospital while receiving medical attention. The state prosecutor’s office for migrants, which began the investigation of the mishap, told AFP.

The seven injured, whose nationalities were not specified, were treated at three hospitals in the area, Civil Protection detailed in its statement.

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The National Migration Institute (INM) indicated for its part that The wounded will receive humanitarian visas in order to regularize their stay in Mexican territory and guarantee their medical care.

On Tuesday, another group of migrants Venezuelans had an accident when the truck in which they were traveling overturned on the Mapastepec-Pijijiapan highway section in the coastal region of Chiapasauthorities reported. Nine of them were injured in addition to three Mexicans.

So far this year, the Mexican government has received 77,000 Venezuelans as refugees, a figure that already equals the number of permanent residents of that country in Mexico.Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard reported this Wednesday.

Their presence has increased since an agreement came into force last week whereby the United States can return to Mexico those who try to enter irregularly through the border between the two countries.

Ebrard detailed, however, that the number of returned Venezuelans has been decreasing, from 744 the day the measure began to 179 on the fourth day.

The migration agreement establishes that Washington will accept up to 24,000 Venezuelans as long as they enter through a formal process and by air, which frustrated the effort of thousands who have tried to cross from Mexico.

Many of them remain stranded in the southeast of the country waiting for a safe conduct permit that will allow them to reach the border with USA despite the current restrictions.

Source: Elcomercio

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