MEXICO CITY, April 17 (UPI) -- At least 63 people were killed Monday when a bus full of Mexican tourists plunged nearly 800 feet off a cliff, Mexican news agency Notimex reported.
The bus slid off a road in eastern Mexico between the eastern city of Veracruz and the capital, Mexico City.
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Officials at the scene said the bus was filled way beyond capacity. While regulated to hold 46 people, there were 71 people on board.
The passengers were members of a religious organization known as Light of the World.
