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Traffic accident kills 20 in Mexico: official

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At least 20 people were killed and nine injured today when a bus crashed into a petrol tanker in southern Mexico, the emergency services said.

The vehicles crashed early in the day on a highway near the border of Guerrero and Michoacan states, said Marco Cesar Mayares, secretary of the Guerrero state Civil Protection service.

"For the moment we have 20 people confirmed dead, but we are still working to clear the wreckage," he said.

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First Published: Apr 14 2017 | 12:42 AM IST

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