7 People Killed in Mississippi Bus Crash Were All From Mexico, Highway Patrol Says

Published on September 4, 2024

BOVINA, Miss.—The seven people killed in a weekend bus crash in Mississippi were all from Mexico, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Tuesday as it released their names and ages. The department said those killed Saturday were Miguel Arriaga, 61; Victor A. Garcia, 32; Moises A. Garcia, 31; Kain Gutierrez, 8; Perla Gutierrez, 16; Elia Guzman, 63; and Angelica Palomino, 16. The patrol did not release their hometowns. Kain Gutierrez and Perla Gutierrez were brother and sister, according to Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, Alicia Bárcena, expressed condolences to the families of the dead and offered consular support. The crash, which also injured about three dozen other people, remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, the state highway patrol and the Mississippi Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Australia Beefs up List of Endangered Species to Include Iconic Waratah

September 4, 2024
Australia’s iconic Gibraltar Range waratah flower has been listed as endangered by the federal government. This update is one of a number that are either being added to the endangered species list or have been upgraded in terms of their risk of existence.The Australian government has added 20 new species to the imperilled plants and animals list, with nine said to be at risk of imminent extinction

4-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot Inside a St. Louis House After Children Were Left Alone

September 4, 2024
ST. LOUIS—A 4-year-old girl died from a gunshot wound suffered inside a St. Louis home after the mother went to the store and left four kids alone, police said.Officers were called to the home by a child late Monday night and found the wounded child unconscious and barely breathing. The 4-year-old was rushed in a police SUV to a hospital, where she died.Four children—a 10-year-old, 9-year-old, the