Francisco said he was “deeply sorry” to learn the painful news of the traffic accident that occurred in Chiapas, which has caused the death of 50 migrants and numerous injuries. In this way, the Holy Father offers suffrages for the eternal rest of the deceased. Likewise, the Pontiff expressed his deep sorrow to the families of the victims, together with his heartfelt expressions of closeness and consolation, of lively solicitude and desire for the prompt recovery of the wounded, while, in these moments of pain, he imparts to them “from the heart the comforting apostolic blessing, as a press of hope in the risen Christ ”.

The facts

According to Commerce, the desperate search to reach the United States unleashed a new tragedy on Thursday, 54 Central American migrants died when the truck in which they were traveling crowded in southern Mexico overturned.

Three other people were seriously injured, the Attorney General’s Office said in a statement, in which it announced that its human rights unit had taken over the investigation. The accident occurred on a highway in the state of Chiapas, the main access point for undocumented immigrants, when the trailer hit a wall, allegedly due to speeding.