At least 11 dead in western Mexico after bus careens off highway

A holiday Labor Day weekend turned tragic on Friday as at least 11 people died and 31 others were injured when a tourist bus crashed in Mexico's western state of Nayarit.



The bus, traveling from the state of Jalisco, veered off the highway and overturned near the town of Amatlan de Canas, the Nayarit state government said.



According to officials, the passengers were on their way to a recreational center in Nayarit. Emergency crews from Nayarit and Jalisco responded, closing the road to conduct rescue operations and investigate the cause of the accident.



Photos shared by the Nayarit government showed the bus on its side and covered in mud.



Deadly bus crashes are frequent in Latin America and on Mexico's highways.