Football team’s bus crash leaves 20 dead in southern Mexico

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At least 20 people were dead when a bus plunged off a bridge and fell into a deep gorge, Mexican officials said.

The head of the civil defense office in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz says the accident killed 20 of the 45 people on board.

Yolanda Gutierrez said the bus was apparently carrying members of a soccer team when it skidded off a bridge on Sunday near the city of Cordoba.

The Veracruz state government said the bus was likely speeding, and the driver lost control when it went over a speed bump.