8 dead after goods train slams into a bus outside Mexico City

A goods train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said.

The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the town of Atlacomulco, about 130km (80 miles) northwest of Mexico City.

The state of Mexico’s civil defence agency said via social media that authorities were still working at the site of the accident.

The bus from the Herradura de Plata line was ripped apart by the collision. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Authorities did not immediately give details about how the accident took place, but one video circulated on social platforms showed the bus in heavy traffic slowly moving across the train tracks when the fast-moving train suddenly appeared out of frame, ramming the bus at its midpoint.

The train’s momentum carried the bus down the tracks and out of frame.