Eight perish in Florida road crash

OCALA, May 15: Mexican citizens were among those going to work at a Florida watermelon farm on Tuesday when the bus they were traveling in was sideswiped and crashed, killing eight people, officials said. Alicia Bárcena, Mexico's foreign relations secretary, on Tuesday said via the social media platform X that she was sorry to report that a tragic automotive accident had happened in Florida with Mexican agricultural workers involved. She didn't say how many of the more than four dozen people on board were from Mexico. The Mexican consulate in Orlando was working to find out more and provide support, according to a post on X. — AP