Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 10 people

Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 10 people World Sep 8, 2025 6:54 PM EDT

ATLACOMULCO, Mexico (AP) — A freight train sheared a double-decker bus in half at a crossing northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.

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

The state of Mexico’s civil defense agency said on X that authorities were still working at the site of the accident, and the state prosecutor’s office said it had opened an investigation. The bus from the Herradura de Plata line was ripped apart by the collision.

The agency said 10 people were killed and 41 in