Fiery bus crash in central Mexico

  • 24/11/2015
An official says 22 bodies were recovered from the bus and two from the car (AAP)
An official says 22 bodies were recovered from the bus and two from the car (AAP)

At least 24 people have died and 10 are injured after a bus collided with a car in central Mexico, sparking a deadly inferno, officials say.

Investigators are continuing to search for more victims in the charred wreckage hours after Sunday's (local time) fiery crash near the town of Jalpan in the central state of Puebla.

An official in the Puebla state prosecutor's office says 22 bodies were recovered from the bus and two from the car.

"The bus was full. Only 10 people managed to escape through the windows because the door was blocked by the other vehicle," the official said.

The governor of the neighbouring eastern state of Veracruz, Javier Duarte, confirmed the death toll.

AFP