
A bus slammed into the back of a parked trailer-truck and burst into flames in Mexico Sunday, killing at least 36 people and injuring four others, authorities said. Most of the roof and tires of the bus were reduced to ashes by the accident in the southeastern state of Veracruz, according to television images. "The trailer-truck was on the shoulder of the highway at kilometer 135 (mile 84) ... when the bus hit the back of the trailer, which caused this regrettable accident," Governor Javier Duarte said. "In addition to crashing, the bus caught fire, which makes the investigative work to identify bodies more difficult," he told Milenio television. At least 36 people were confirmed dead, said government spokesman Alberto Silva Ramos. Duarte had earlier reported 25 deaths. Silva Ramos said the truck was badly parked. A state prosecutor was sent to investigate the crash. The accident took place between 1:30 am and 2:00 am local time (0630 GMT and 0700 GMT) as the bus took passengers, mostly shopkeepers, from the southeastern Tabasco state city of Villahermosa to Mexico City. The tragedy occurred as Mexicans are set to begin Holy Week in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
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