GUATEMALA CITY – A large truck slammed into a crowd gathered on a dark highway in western Guatemala Wednesday night, killing at least 30 people and leaving bodies scattered on the roadway.

Local fire department spokesman Cecilio Chacaj said people had apparently gathered on the highway to inspect a person who had been killed in a separate accident when the semi-trailer plowed into them. The accident took place near the municipality of Nahula in Solola province, he said.

"It seems that the semi-trailer did not notice the number of the people on the roadway and ran them over," said Chacaj. "So far there are at least 30 bodies at the site."

A video circulating on social media showed bodies strewn on the roadway while several people cry and shout for help.

President Jimmy Morales tweeted his condolences over the tragedy and said his government would coordinate aid to the families of the victims.

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