(Updates death toll, adds detail)

OAXACA, Mexico, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A bus fell down a ravine in southern Mexico on Wednesday, killing at least 29 people and injuring 25, the local attorney general's office said.

The bus, carrying more than the 40 passengers it was built for, was on its way to Mexico City from the town of Huautla de Jimenez in Oaxaca state when the driver lost control and it careened off the road and down a ravine dozens of meters deep, said local transport chief Ruben Castillo.

It was the second serious bus crash this month in the largely indigenous state of Oaxaca.

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