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From Monsters and Critics.com Americas News Mexico City - At least 21 people were killed when a bus plummeted 200 meters off a mountain highway in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, provincial police said late Monday. 'The scene is devastating,' said civil defense chief Miguel Garcia Conde. 'Rescue teams saw at least three children among the dead, but the majority are young adults.' About 20 people were injured in the accident, police said. The accident occurred along a winding section of the highway about 150 kilometers north of the Mexican capital. Reportedly, rescue efforts on the steep terrain were difficult. The cause of the accident remains unknown. Regional authorities have set the death toll as high as 27, as yet civil defense has been unable to confirm that number. © Copyright 2007 by monstersandcritics.com. This notice cannot be removed without permission. |