Migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Central America typically trek through Mexico to reach the US border.
Workers remove the container from the trailer of a truck that crashed with migrants aboard during a road accident in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico. All photos: AFP
At least 53 people are confirmed dead.
Emergency crew assist an injured person.
The trailer broke open and spilled out migrants when the lorry crashed on a sharp bend.
More than 100 people were inside the trailer, authorities said.
Police and rescue workers are seen after the accident.
Men, women and children were among the dead.
Migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Central America typically trek through Mexico to reach the US border.
Workers remove the container from the trailer of a truck that crashed with migrants aboard during a road accident in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico. All photos: AFP
At least 53 people are confirmed dead.
Emergency crew assist an injured person.
The trailer broke open and spilled out migrants when the lorry crashed on a sharp bend.
More than 100 people were inside the trailer, authorities said.
Police and rescue workers are seen after the accident.
Men, women and children were among the dead.
Migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Central America typically trek through Mexico to reach the US border.
