Mexico: Bus carrying 54 migrants, most of them from Venezuela, suffers an accident and leaves one dead

A passenger bus carrying more than 50 migrantsmost from Venezuelacollided with a truck on a highway in the state of San Luis Potosinorth of MexicoImmigration authorities reported this Wednesday.

The accident occurred in the early hours of this Wednesday on Highway 57, at the junction The Huizache-Matehuala.

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In a statement, the Migration’s national institute (IMM) of Mexico indicated that after the collision agents and rescuers helped foreign migrants who were injured in the crash.

He specified that 54 migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Brazil, Peruand Chili and said that with the help of state security and medical assistance agencies, eight injured migrants were taken to the Matehuala General Hospital Yet the clinic 14 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

Migrants who suffered an accident on the highway in the municipality of Matehuala in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on May 31, 2023. (Photo by the National Institute of Migration / EFE) (National Institute of Migration /)

While the bus driver died due to the impact between the bus and the tractor-trailer.

He also pointed out that all migrants who were injured will be given identification cards. Visitor for Humanitarian Reasons.

In the note, the INM indicated that the majority of migrants had an appointment with the program of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of USA to apply for asylum in that country.

Among the 54 foreigners, Migration from Mexico identified 35 from Venezuela, nine from Colombia, four from Guatemala, three from Haiti, one from Brazil, one from Peru, one from Chile, and one more of Mexican nationality.

He pointed out that among the migrants, family nuclei originating from Colombia and Venezuela were found, who were left under the guardianship and assistance of the state representation of the Office of the Protection of Children and Adolescents.

In addition, the INM said that it will follow up on the health status of the people who were injured in this accident.

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The Matehuala area, in San Luis Potosihas aroused concern in the Government of Mexico due to the presence of kidnapping gangs that have attacked migrants transiting through the country towards the United States.

In the last two months in the area there have been massive kidnappings, one involving more than 120 migrants in April and another in mid-May with 50 migrants.

The fact reflects the unprecedented migratory flow in the region, with more than 2.76 million undocumented people intercepted by the United States at the border with Mexico in fiscal year 2022.

Source: Elcomercio