At least eight people died and another 15 were injured in a bus accident Sunday near the popular Mexican resort of Cancun, authorities said. The ADO company bus was carrying around 45 passengers, several of them foreign nationals, according to local media. Elizabeth Suarez/ AFP

The vehicle was heading to Cancun from the city of Merida, in the neighboring state of Yucatan. According to preliminary information, the bus overturned after hitting a truck that was working on the Mayan tourist train the government is building in the area. /gacetilla-de prensa.com/

According to preliminary information, the bus overturned after hitting a truck that was working on the Mayan tourist train the government is building in the area. Paramedics and rescue services rushed to the crash site, transferring several of the injured to Cancun General Hospital. /Foto: Twitter @pablovazquez_27/

Bomberos trabajan en la recuperación de víctimas y sobrevivientes en la zona donde se ha presentado el accidente de un autobús hoy, en Lázaro Cárdenas, estado de Quintana Roo (México). (Foto: EFE/ Alonso Cupul).