35 Burnt To Death In Bus
MEXICO CITY, August 31. A match struck by a passenger seeking his luggage set fire to an overturned bus today, burning to death 35 persons trapped inside. The crowded bus overturned on a sharp curve in the State of Jalisco and skidded into a high bank alongside the road. Those aboard were trapped inside, but apparently no-one was seriously injured. , One passenger crawled from the overturned vehicle and struck a match to find his luggage. Petrol ignited and all in the bus died. The man who lit the match was also burnt to death.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 11
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10035 Burnt To Death In Bus Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 11
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