20 Killed as Gas Truck, Bus Collide in Mexico
Associated Press
ACAPULCO —
A gasoline truck collided with a bus and burst into flames near this coastal resort, killing 20 people, officials said Friday. The only survivors--two babies--were reported in critical condition.
Arturo Martinez Flores of the federal highway police said the dead included the four crewmen of the truck and 16 of the 18 people on the bus.
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