12 passengers from cruise ships from Miami and Fort Lauderdale dead in Mexico bus crash
At least 12 passengers from cruise ships that departed from Miami and Fort Lauderdale were killed when a bus carrying them to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said.
Seven Americans and two Swedes were among the injured, Quintana Roo state Civil Defense spokesman Vicente Martin said. He said authorities hadn't yet established the nationalities of the dead.
Video images from the scene showed the bus on its side in vegetation off the two-lane highway, with some survivors lying on the pavement and others walking around.
Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said in a statement that passengers from two of its ships, the Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas, were involved in the crash. The company expressed its sympathies and said it was assisting with medical care and transportation.
Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-mexico-tourist-bus-crash-20171219-story.html
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