A memorial mass will be held Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Church in Weedsport for the six men killed in a St. Lawrence County bus crash who all worked for Cayuga County-based LBFNY.
According to WWNY-Television in Watertown, all six victims were Mexican men working on a job for the solar farm construction company when the bus they were in was struck head-on by a box truck that crossed over into their lane in the town of Louisville Saturday morning. Three other people were injured, including both drivers.
According to Donaldson Funeral Home in Massena, the men are:
- Alejandro Vazquez Valdez, 45, Puebla, Mexico
- Jesus Martinez Parra, 44, Puebla, Mexico
- Abel de Jesus Lopez Lopez, 39, Chapias, Mexico
- Jose de Jesus Aguirre Tronco, 35, Vigencia, Mexico
- Pedro Pablo Galicia Ignacio, 29, Puebla, Mexico
- Jonatan Hernadez Gomez, 25, Chiapas, Mexico
The NTSB said on Monday weather was not a factor in the accident and is continuing its investigation.
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