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Runaway Rail Car Derails 10 Meters From U.S. Border in Nogales

Officials credit a safety ramp for stopping a Ferromex car carrying non-hazardous dehydrated peas.

Overview

  • State and municipal authorities report the unmanned car traveled roughly four kilometers north through the city before stopping near the Dennis DeConcini port of entry.
  • Protección Civil de Sonora says the unit experienced a malfunction and left Ferromex yards before derailing at a track diverter and striking a concrete retaining structure.
  • Emergency protocols were activated after 11:30 p.m., with police, firefighters, the Red Cross, and civil protection closing crossings and staging along the route.
  • No injuries were reported, and responders verified that no people sheltering near the impact site were harmed.
  • Ferromex has initiated an internal investigation into the detachment and has not released a public statement.