A A bus carrying migrants caught fire on a highway in Honduraswith no deaths or injuries reported.
The incident occurred on Wednesday on a highway in Mercedes Valley in Sinuapa, Ocotepeque Department near the border with Guatemala.
The fire department working on site reported that the bus was almost completely destroyed.
Sergeant Dubón informed Proceso Digital that The inside of the vehicle was completely burned outand that thanks to quick action There was no human damage, only material damage..
The official added this The driver fled the scene of the accidentIt is therefore suspected that the passengers he was carrying were illegal migrants transiting through the Central American country.
It was determined that the bus was heading toward the Agua Caliente border post, where migrants arriving from Nicaragua begin their journey to the United States.
According to the National Migration Institute (INM), about 308,182 irregular migrants entered Honduras from January to September this year, a figure that represents a record and almost triples the number in the same period in 2022.
In these nine months, 2023, the majority of foreigners who entered illegally are Venezuelans, with 139,506 people. followed by Cubans with 40,950.
The list continues with Haitians (35,658), Ecuadorians (34,095), Haitians (31,867), Colombians (6,900), Chinese (6,608) and Senegalese (6,071).
Last Sunday, Ten Cuban migrants have died in a traffic accident in Chiapas, Mexico.
The accident occurred when an unmarked three-ton truck carrying 26 Cubans overturned on the Pijijiapan-Tonalá highway section near Monte Santa Cruz.
Nine people died at the scene of the accident and another died on the way to the hospital.
Another 16 Cubans were injured, including six minors.