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    Coroner identifies 7 victims killed in Mississippi bus crash on way from Atlanta to Dallas

    By WSBTV.com News Staff,

    2024-09-02
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    Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board have released new details from a Mississippi bus crash that killed seven people and injured 37 others.

    The NTSB confirmed that the bus was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas, Texas at the time of the crash.

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    Investigators said the 2018 Volvo bus was on Interstate 20 westbound when a tire failed causing the bus to overturn in an embankment early Saturday morning just east of Vicksburg.

    A preliminary report is expected within 30 days of the crash, but the NTSB said a full investigation may take up to two years.

    Warren County Coroner Doug L. Huskey released the names of the victims to ABC News on Monday:

    • Miguel Ariaga, 61, of Mexico
    • Victor Aviles Garcia, 32, of Mexico
    • Moises Aviles Garcia, 30, of Mexico (Victor’s brother)
    • Kain Gutierrez, 8, of Mexico (initially identified at 6 due to a language barrier)
    • Perla Gutierrez, 16, of Mexico (Kain’s sister)
    • Elia Guzman, 63, of Mexico
    • Angelica Palomino, 16, of Mexico

    CNN reports that the bus belongs to Autobuses Regiomontanos, a company that transports passengers between Mexico and the United States, according to a spokeswoman.

    “All of the passengers go through proper immigration checkpoints and must show their passports or visas to enter either Mexico or the United States,” Miranda Fernandez told CNN .

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    ABC News and CNN contributed to this report.

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    Robert Webb
    09-03
    R.I.P.
    sanngria pittman
    09-02
    God be with all the family of the love ones they lost,I'm so truly sorry this tragic accident happened,it breaks my heart 💔.I will be saying a prayer for healing and for each family.RIP
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