Acayucan bus crash

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On April 13, 2014, shortly after midnight,{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/ | title=Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash | work=CBS News | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Associated Press}} a bus traveling from Villahermosa to Mexico City collided with a broken-down truck and caught fire, killing at least 36 people,{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27014850 | title=Mexico bus crash kills 36 people in Veracruz | work=BBC News | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}} all of whom were businesspeople from the Veracruz region. There were four survivors.{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414170413/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-30-reported-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/2014/04/13/9c2004ec-c322-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 April 2014 | title=Bus hits truck on Mexico highway; 36 reported dead | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Associated Press}} The collision took place near the municipality of Juan Rodriguez Clara, which is itself near Acayucan.{{cite web | url=https://lfpress.com/2014/04/13/at-least-33-people-killed-in-mexico-bus-crash | title=At least 36 people killed in Mexico bus crash | work=The London Free Press | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Reuters}} The bus was owned by a car-rental company called "Turtle",{{cite web | url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140413194757/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-13/mexico-bus-crash-leaves-33-dead-4-injured-el-universal-says | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 13, 2014 | title=Mexico Bus Crash Leaves 33 Dead, 4 Injured, El Universal Says | work=Businessweek | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Russo, Camila}} and the truck was owned by a milk protein company called "Prolat".{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/world/americas/bus-crashes-and-burns-in-mexico-killing-at-least-36.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 | title=Bus Crashes and Burns in Mexico, Killing at Least 36 | work=The New York Times | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | agency=Associated Press}}{{cite web | url=http://canadajournal.net/world/36-dead-fiery-mexico-bus-crash-6098-2014/ | title=36 Dead In Fiery Mexico Bus Crash | work=Canada Journal | date=15 April 2014 | accessdate=16 April 2014}} The truck had been on the shoulder of the highway prior to being hit by the bus.{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-14/an-at-least-36-dead-in-mexico-bus-crash/5387168 | title=At least 36 dead in Mexico bus crash | work=Abc.net.au | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Agence France-Presse}} Javier Duarte, the governor of Veracruz, said that because the bus caught fire, it will be much more difficult to identify the victims' bodies.{{cite web | url=http://in.reuters.com/article/mexico-crash-idINL2N0N50CB20140413 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214807/http://in.reuters.com/article/mexico-crash-idINL2N0N50CB20140413 | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 6, 2016 | title=UPDATE 2-At least 33 people killed in Mexican bus crash | work=Reuters | date=13 April 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014}} A Veracruz Civil Defense Agency official said the victims probably burned to death inside the bus.