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Survivors recall horror of Mexico truck crash that killed 55

Headline from WTOL Toledo

Those unlucky enough to be riding jammed against the fragile walls of the freight container almost certainly died, survivors said.

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  1. NPR

    53 people die in Mexico after the packed truck they were riding in crashed (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The truck was driving along a highway near Chiapas, a Mexican state that borders Guatemala. Another 58 people were injured in the crash.

  2. NBC News

    Truck crash kills 54 migrants, injures dozens more in southern Mexico (opens NBC News)

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    A cargo truck carrying dozens of people rolled over and crashed in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 49 and injuring 58, authorities reported.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Mexican rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and

  4. KVOA Tucson

    55 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — A truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants has crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico, killing 55 and

  5. KOB 4

    53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico (opens KOB 4)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Mexican authorities say at least 53 people are dead and dozens more injured after a cargo truck carrying people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed in southern Mexico.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    54 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Rescue workers arriving at a road accident in southern Mexico found a horrific scene: A tractor trailer jammed with as many as 200 migrants crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge, killing 54 and injuring dozens.

  7. Weareiowa

    49 people dead, 58 injured after truck carrying migrants crashes in south Mexico (opens Weareiowa)

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    Officials said about 21 of the injured people had serious injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

  8. CBS 19 Tyler

    53 people dead, 54 injured after cargo truck crashes in south Mexico (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Officials said about 21 of the injured people had serious injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    53 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Mexican rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury. A freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and crashed

  10. Portland Press Herald

    At least 49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    It appeared that speed and the weight of the truck’s human cargo may have caused it to tip over, authorities said.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over on a highway in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 49 people and injuring nearly five dozen others, authorities reported.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    54 Dead, Over 100 Hurt in Horror Crash of Truck Smuggling Migrants in Mexico (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Rescue workers who first arrived said that even more migrants had been aboard the truck when it crashed and had fled for fear of being detained by immigration agents.

  13. The Washington Free Beacon

    55 Dead After Truck Smuggling Migrants Headed To US Border Crashes (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    A tractor-trailer smuggling more than 200 migrants headed to the United States crashed into a pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico on Thursday, injuring at least 50 and killing 55, according to the Associated Press.

  14. France 24

    At least 53 migrants killed in Mexico road accident (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    At least 53 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned in the southern state of Chiapas, a major transit point for those trying to…

  15. NPR

    Truck crash kills more than 50 migrants in southern Mexico (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A truck believed to be carrying migrants crashed near Mexico's southen border with Guatemala, killing more than 50 people.

  16. KVIA El Paso

    49 migrants dead, 58 hurt in Mexico truck crash (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over on a highway in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 49 people and injuring nearly five dozen others, authorities reported.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Mexico: 55 migrants killed when truck overturns | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    At least 55 people from Central America were killed in Mexico when the truck they were in overturned. The deceased were covered in white shrouds and laid out at the crash site side by side.

  18. Al Jazeera

    ‘Pain, desperation’: At least 54 migrants dead in Mexico crash (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mexican authorities identify 95 Guatemalans among the dead and injured, alongside other migrants from Central America.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Mexico: Dozens die in truck crash on migrant route | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    More than 50 migrants have been killed and dozens more injured in a truck accident in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala. A warning to our viewers: This report contains images some may find distressing.

  20. New York Times

    Mexico Migrant Truck Crash Leaves 53 Dead (opens New York Times)

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    Dozens more were reported injured in the crash in southern Chiapas state, where many migrants regularly cross into Mexico from Central America.

  21. Washington Times

    Truck crash kills dozens of migrant en route to U.S. (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Dozens of Central American migrants believed to have been heading north through Mexico en route to the U.S. were killed Thursday after the speeding truck carrying them rolled over while taking a curve, spilling bodies across the road.

  22. Triblive

    49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in southern Mexico (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over on a highway in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 49 people and injuring nearly five dozen others, authorities reported.

  23. WTOL Toledo

    Survivors recall horror of Mexico truck crash that killed 55 (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Those unlucky enough to be riding jammed against the fragile walls of the freight container almost certainly died, survivors said.

  24. The Week

  25. Tucson

    53 die in horrific crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (AP) — Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200

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