Cruise Passengers Involved in Deadly Bus Crash

UPDATE: 9:30 a.m. ET 12/20/2017

The death toll in the bus crash involving cruise ship passengers on a shore excursion Tuesday has climbed to 12 people, including five Americans.

As for the nationalities of the other casualties, four were Canadian, two were Swedes and one was Mexican. One of the victims was also a minor.

One of the passengers on the bus that crashed, 32-year-old Vítor Maciel Fontes Jacques, told ABCNews.com that he suffered a broken clavicle and one of the people he was traveling with suffered a head injury that required surgery.

“The bus somehow went down the side of the road,” Fontes Jacques said. “Then the driver pushed it over and it started flipping over. And then the bus flipped on its side.”

CBS News provided video of the overturned bus from a passerby:

Officials say at least 12 people were killed and 18 injured in a bus crash carrying cruise ship passengers in Mexico. We know Americans are among the injured. @DonDahlerCBS has the latest: pic.twitter.com/lknyUR8IqJ

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2017

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A tour bus traveling through Mexico Tuesday was involved in a crash that left 11 people dead and another 18 injured.

Among those on the bus were passengers traveling on two Royal Caribbean cruise ships.

Our 27 guests were on a bus tour to the Chacchoben Ruins. We are working with the local authorities to learn more about the accident. We are doing all we can to help our guests.

— RCLcorp (@RCLcorp) December 19, 2017

According to ABCNews.com, the bus was traveling through the southeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday at around 10 a.m. local time when the accident occurred. No further details about the crash itself have been revealed.

A spokesperson for the attorney general's office in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo told the media the nationalities of the passengers on the bus were American, Italian, Swedish and Brazilian.

United States Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert said officials were following the case and have sent representatives to Mexico to “assess the situation and determine if any Americans were injured or killed.”

The bus involved in the crash was carrying passengers from Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas, according to spokesman Owen Torres. The cruise line is in contact with local authorities.

“The news from Costa Maya about a bus accident involving our guests is heartbreaking,” Torres told ABCNews.com. “Our hearts go out to all those involved. We are doing all we can to care for our guests, including assisting with medical care and transportation.”

In total, 18 people were transported to four local hospitals. Officials said five of the victims have already been discharged.

Updates will be provided as this breaking story continues to develop.

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