Nine people are dead following a van crash in a largely Indigenous area on Mexico's Caribbean coast

Nine people are dead following a van crash on a highway in a largely Indigenous area on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Prosecutors in the coastal state of Quintana Roo say that the van carrying the victims apparently collided with a truck. The crash occurred Monday in an area about 75 miles or 120 kilometers south of the resort of Tulum. The van burst into flames after the collision Another six people suffered serious injuries. They were all apparently passengers aboard the van. The dead included three minors. Vans are the most common form of public transport among the largely Mayan Indigenous towns in the area. Officials said all the victims appeared to be local residents.