At least 21 was killed in Poella

At least 21 people were killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official.

Samuel Agilar Pala, a local government official, said that the three vehicle crash occurred on the highway between Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in the state of Papila on Wednesday morning.

Mr. Palala said that 18 people died at the scene and three others died in the hospital at a later time.

Many others have been hit and given medical attention, as he wrote on X.

According to the local media, the accident included a truck, bus and truck.

There have been many severe incidents on highways in Mexico in recent years.

In February, Dozens of people died in a bus accident in Tabasco In southern Mexico.