The bus was on its way to a Catholic pilgrimage site. Suddenly the brakes failed.
Joquicingo – At least 19 people were killed and 32 others injured in a long-distance bus accident in Mexico.
In the small town of San José el Guarda, about 100 kilometers southwest of Mexico City, the bus hit a residential building on Friday, as the government of the state of Mexico announced. The brakes had therefore failed.
According to the information, the bus was on its way from the neighboring state of Michoacán to a Catholic pilgrimage site in Chalma. Minors were among the injured. There was initially no further information on the fatalities. According to media reports, they were pilgrims. dpa
