Overview
- The crash occurred around 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve near Zontecomatlan when the bus fell more than 600 feet down an embankment.
- State authorities said 19 injured passengers were transferred to hospitals in Chicontepec and Huayacocotla for treatment.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed eight fatalities as emergency teams continued operations at the scene.
- The bus had departed Mexico City for Chicontepec in Veracruz’s Huasteca region, with many passengers returning home for Christmas according to reports.
- Investigators have not determined why the vehicle left the road, and the driver, named locally as Carlos Daniel Baez, has not been officially accounted for.