A head-on collision between a bus and a goods truck has killed 19 people and injured 22 others in a northwestern Mexican state, local authorities said.

The accident happened in Elota, a tourist destination that is highly valued by Canadian and American tourists.

The vehicles caught fire after the collision. “We counted 19 bodies. Their identification will require some time, since they were charred,” summarized Sarah Quinones, the attorney general in the state of Sinaloa.

“When we have the details of the dead, we will make them public,” he added.

The 22 injured were offered medical treatment, the prosecutor’s office added.

The bus had left Guadalajara and was bound for Los Mochis, in Sinaloa, a state known mainly for being a stronghold of drug traffickers.

Fatal traffic accidents are common in Mexico.

On November 21, at least 12 people died and 58 others were injured when a bus overturned in the state of Veracruz (east), on the Gulf of Mexico.

In August, an accident involving a bus carrying mostly Venezuelan migrants killed 16 people between Oaxaca (south) and Puebla (central).

On July 5, a bus accident in a mountainous area in the state of Oaxaca killed 27 people.