At least 19 killed as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico

The crash sparked an inferno that also injured at least three people on the highway between Mexico City and Puebla state

A transport truck has smashed into a toll booth and six other vehicles on a highway in central Mexico, leaving at least 19 people dead and three injured, authorities said.

The brakes on the truck apparently failed before it crashed into the toll booth and then the vehicles on Saturday, igniting a large fire on the highway connecting Mexico City with Puebla state.