At least 20 people dead in Mexico after bus crashes into ravine

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At least 20 people died after a bus crashed into a ravine in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the state public prosecutor's office said.

Seventeen people were injured, the spokesperson said.

Local news outlet Milenio reported on Wednesday that the death toll was at 25.

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The accident occurred in the town of Magdalena Penasco, the state's governor said on Twitter.

State transport police tweeted that the bus was heading from Mexico City to Yosondua, a municipality in western Oaxaca.

Wednesday's accident follows other deadly incidents on winding, steep roads in Mexico. In April 18 people died and dozens were injured when a bus fell off a cliff in western Mexico.