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(VICKSBURG, Miss.) — Seven Mexican nationals killed in a Mississippi bus crash over the weekend were identified Monday, including a 16-year-old girl and her 8-year-old brother, authorities said.

The names of the people were provided to ABC News by Warren County Coroner Doug L. Huskey a day after the National Transportation Safety Board announced that a preliminary investigation showed a tire failure caused the coach to go off the road and overturn.

Huskey identified those killed in the crash as 8-year-old Cain Gutierrez and his 16-year-old sister, Perla Gutierrez. Another 16-year-old girl who died was identified as Angelica Palomino, according to Huskey.

Also killed were Miguel Ariaga, 61, Elia Guzman, 63, and Victor Aviles Garcia, 32, and his 30-year-old brother, Moises Aviles Garcia, according to Huskey.

Huskey said that due to the language barrier, Cain Gutierrez was initially identified as a 6-year-old.

According to the highway patrol, the crash happened early Saturday morning east of Vicksburg and injured 37 people.

According to the Highway Patrol, a 2018 Volvo passenger bus traveling from Atlanta to Dallas was traveling west on Interstate 20 when it went off the road just before 1 a.m. local time on Saturday.

Six people were pronounced dead at the scene, and one person died at Merit Heath Hospital in Vicksburg, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The other driver was not taken to a hospital, authorities said.

The Mexican Consulate said in a statement that it had contacted a law firm to obtain detailed information about the crash.

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