Overview

• On August 6 a detached Ferromex locomotive barreled through the Genova-Paseo Irapuato and Primero de Mayo crossings, killing six people and critically injuring two.
• The Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario joined federal, state and municipal agencies in a coordinated probe into operational and technical failures.
• Ferromex dispatched specialists to recover the train’s black box and pledged to analyze its data for evidence of system malfunctions or human error.
• Authorities have not detained the locomotive’s engineer as forensic inspections and witness statements are gathered to determine accountability.
• Mayor Lorena Alfaro activated emergency response protocols and instructed the Centro de Atención Integral a Víctimas to support families of the deceased and injured.