The accident took place along the Pacific coast stretch of the Pijijiapan-Tonalá highway in Chiapas, a common route taken by migrants who cross into Mexico from Guatemala on their way north towards the United States, Reuters reported.
The driver of the Ford truck, which was not designed to carry so many people, fled the scene of the accident, the National Migration Institute (INM) said in a statement.
"According to the first reports, the driver was speeding, lost control of the unit, and overturned," the INM added.
The 17 injured people were taken to hospitals and are being monitored, INM said. One of the dead migrants was a child.
In December 2021, at least 54 people believed to be of mostly Central American descent were killed when the truck they were in flipped over in Chiapas.
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