MEXICO CITY, July 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and five others injured on Friday after a public transport bus and a cargo truck collided in Ecatepec, in central State of Mexico, said the local police.
The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. local time on a road connecting Mexico City and Pachuca, the capital of Hidalgo state, to the northeast of Mexico City.
According to local press reports, the bus was travelling toward the Mexico City when it crashed head-on into the truck.
The cause of the accident is still unknown.
Mexican Federal Police partially closed the freeway to allow emergency services to attend the scene, though it has since been fully reopened.
Authorities are currently working to find the cause of the accident.
