Train collides with double-decker bus in Mexico, killing at least 10 people
By Michael Rios, CNN
(CNN) — A train collided with a double-decker passenger bus in Mexico on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 41, an official at the Civil Protection of the State of Mexico said.
The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic. The roof of the bus was torn off as it was carried by the train down the tracks.
The crash happened on a highway in the Atlacomulco municipality, according to state authorities.
The driver of the bus has been taken into custody, Civil Protection General Coordinator Adrián Hernández said on Milenio TV.
Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
A video circulating online also showed people trying to help passengers evacuate from the roof.
CNN has reached out to the operator of the bus for comment.
A spokesperson for Canadian Pacific Kansas City told CNN that the train was operated by its subsidiary CPKC de Mexico, adding that the company is working with officials in the response efforts and investigation.
“Our most sincere condolences go out to the families of the victims of this tragedy,” the spokesperson said.
The Atlacomulco City Council said the community was in mourning following the collision. “We express our most sincere solidarity with the affected families at this time,” it said in a statement, promising support.
Traffic is closed in both directions to allow emergency services to respond.
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