7 Killed, 37 Injured in Bus Crash in Mississippi

Early Sunday, seven people were killed and dozens were injured in a bus crash took place in Mississippi.

The bus was on its way to Mexico, but it left the highway and turned to the east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, officials said. 

35 passengers were rushed to hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson with unknown injuries, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.

The 2018 Volvo bus overturned near Bovina, the highway patrol said.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace told WAPT: "Anytime you have people injured or killed, it's tragic but when you have a situation like this where you have multiple fatalities and multiple injuries, it makes it even worse."

The spokesperson of the company that operates the bus Miranda Fernandez said: "All of the passengers go through proper immigration checkpoints and must show their passports or visas to enter either Mexico or the United States."

"Several Mexican identification documents" were found on the bus, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson Kervin Stewart.

According to authorities, 6 passengers were found dead at the scene while the seventh died at a hospital.