ATLANTA — There are new details on Monday after a deadly bus crash over Labor Day weekend in Mississippi. According to officials, the bus left from Atlanta and was en route to Dallas when the crash happened near Bovina, Mississippi.
Mississippi Highway Patrol said at least seven people were killed and dozens of others were hospitalized after the bus overturned on I-20 in Warren County, Mississippi, on Saturday. Officials responded to the crash at 12:40 a.m.
The 2018 Volvo bus was traveling westbound on I-20 when a left front tire failed and the bus veered onto an embankment and overturned onto its left side, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol.
"According to the bus company, the bus was en route from Atlanta, GA, to Dallas, TX., with a total of 41 passengers and two drivers," Mississippi Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Mississippi Highway Patrol identified the following victims of the crash:
- Miguel Arriaga, 61 of Mexico
- Victor A. Garcia, 32 of Mexico
- Moises A. Garcia, 31 of Mexico
- Kain Gutierrez, 8 of Mexico
- Perla Gutierrez, 16 of Mexico
- Elia Guzman, 63, of Mexico
- Angelica Palomino, 16 of Mexico
The Mexican Consulate told 11Alive that they have not heard from anyone yet who had family on the bus. They are asking for family members to reach out to them for assistance.
"On behalf of the Government of Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends its most sincere condolences to the seven families facing this terrible loss," officials with the Mexican Consulate added in a statement.
The crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol (MHSP), the Mississippi Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division (CTED), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).