Bus Crash on Mexican Highway Leaves 14 Dead, 20 Injured - Civil Protection

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Fourteen people died and 20 others sustained injuries as a bus hit a wall on the Tuxcueca - Citala highway in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the state Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection said Thursday.

"The vehicle was heading toward [the Mexican town of] Jocotepec when the braking system apparently malfunctioned, resulting in the driver trying to stop the vehicle and crashing into a wall on a roadside head-on. There are 20 people injured... So far, 14 people have died," the secretariat said on Twitter.

The bus was transporting workers of a berry production company in coordination with the local authorities. The bus driver has died.

Emergency services are continuing rescue operations at the scene.