Article 5SWDP Dozens killed after truck packed with people crashes in Mexico

Dozens killed after truck packed with people crashes in Mexico

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At least 54 people dead and 105 left injured after vehicle rolled over on highway close to Guatemala border

At least 54 people have died and 105 been injured after a horrific crash in southern Mexico involving a lorry that was reportedly smuggling mostly Central American migrants towards the US.

The disaster - one of the worst to affect migrants in Mexico in recent memory - took place as the vehicle travelled north from Comitan, a town close to the Mexico-Guatemala border, with as many as 200 people crammed into its container.

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