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Freight Train Hits Double-Decker Bus at Atlacomulco Crossing, Killing 10

Investigators are reviewing video evidence indicating the bus entered the crossing before the train.

Overview

  • The state attorney general confirmed ten deaths, and media reported more than 60 injured.
  • The crash occurred at a level crossing in an industrial area of Atlacomulco, roughly 115–130 kilometers northwest of Mexico City.
  • Surveillance video circulating on social media shows the bus moving onto the tracks before impact, and outlets described the crossing as unguarded.
  • Canadian Pacific Kansas City said the bus driver tried to make it across, and an eyewitness cited by AP reported the train sounded its horn.
  • Authorities have opened an investigation, local TV reported the driver was detained, and reports highlight rising level‑crossing accidents in Mexico in recent years.