At least 19 people killed in a passenger bus collision on a Mexican highway

In the environs of Mexico City, a vehicular conflagration unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday, involving a collision between a truck and a passenger-laden bus in the northwestern state of Sinaloa.

The regrettable incident, as reported by the local news outlet N+, claimed the lives of at least 19 individuals. Authorities at the local level are yet to disclose the precise count of casualties or the number of individuals left injured by the calamity. The collision occurred along a coastal thoroughfare connecting the picturesque cities of Mazatlan and Los Mochis.

The N+ report elucidated that the affected highway had been temporarily shut down due to the severity of the accident. Visual depictions capturing the aftermath in the early morning depicted the incinerated vehicles, still ablaze, with flames and smoke emanating, as emergency personnel hastened to the site.