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Man Dies After Hanging From Guadalajara Light-Rail Window as Train Enters Tunnel

Officials classify the incident as reckless behavior rather than suicide.

Overview

  • Passenger video shows the man clinging to a fold-down window on Line 1 between Unidad Deportiva and Santa Filomena before striking a structure and falling onto the tracks.
  • SITEUR suspended parts of Line 1 during the emergency response and later said service was restored Friday night.
  • Firefighters, paramedics, and the Jalisco Forensic Institute recovered the body and transported it for necropsy.
  • Authorities have not released the man's identity as the investigation proceeds.
  • Public reaction faulted riders for not pulling the emergency lever, while witness accounts reported he may have been trying to avoid the fare and appeared under the influence.