Tragedy struck in central Mexico on Monday morning when a freight train rammed into a passenger bus, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 40 others injured.
The gruesome collision occurred as the double-decker bus, operated by the Herradura de Plata company, attempted to cross a railway line near Atlacomulco, just outside Mexico City. CCTV footage aired by local media shows the bus edging across the tracks before being torn apart by the oncoming train.
Authorities confirmed that the dead include seven women and three men, while many of the injured remain in critical condition. Victims were rushed to nearby hospitals as rescue workers combed through the wreckage.
Images from the crash site reveal the bus’s roof ripped off, shattered glass strewn across the ground, and the mangled rear end of the vehicle lying beside the freight train’s carriages.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the train’s operator, issued a statement expressing condolences to grieving families while urging drivers to strictly obey railway signals to prevent similar tragedies. Both the bus and train companies are cooperating with investigators from the State of Mexico’s attorney general’s office.
The disaster adds to a string of fatal crashes that have shaken Mexico this year. In May, 21 people were killed in a bus-tanker-van collision in central Mexico, while a February accident in Tabasco claimed 41 lives.
As investigators piece together what led to Monday’s deadly crash, the nation is once again confronted with urgent questions about transport safety and the enforcement of traffic regulations.
