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Freight Train Hits Double-Decker Bus in Mexico, Killing 10 and Injuring 61

Officials report 10 dead, 61 injured at an unprotected rail crossing in Atlacomulco’s industrial corridor.

Overview

  • The collision occurred in an industrial zone on the highway between Atlacomulco and Maravatío in the State of Mexico.
  • Social-media video shows the bus creeping over the tracks with no visible gates or warning signals before the impact.
  • Canadian Pacific Kansas City confirmed the crash and said its personnel are assisting investigators at the site.
  • The State of Mexico attorney general’s office said the dead include seven women and three men, with dozens more hospitalized.
  • The bus belonged to the Herradura de Plata line, and the railway said the vehicle appeared to try to pass in front of the moving train, a cause authorities are still examining.