A devastating accident occurred on Monday morning just outside of Mexico City, when a train collided with a double-decker bus that had halted on the tracks. The catastrophic event resulted in a minimum of 10 deaths and left 40 people injured. The force of the collision was so intense that it split the bus in half, with the front section being propelled down the tracks.
The incident was recorded on surveillance cameras, which depicted the bus slowly navigating through heavy traffic. As the bus started to cross the tracks, it was hit on the passenger side by the oncoming train. The aftermath was horrific, with the bus’s roof entirely torn off and desperate cries for help echoing in the background.
The collision took place in an industrial area populated with warehouses and factories in Atlacomulco, a city in the state of Mexico, about 80 miles northwest of Mexico City. The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Notably, the video footage did not show any crossing gates or signals warning of an approaching train.
The traffic situation at the time of the crash was chaotic, with other vehicles crossing the tracks just moments before the collision, while traffic on the other side of the street was at a standstill.
Rebeca Miranda, a woman whose sister and sister’s daughter-in-law were passengers on the bus, anxiously awaited updates from authorities at the scene. Her sister survived the crash and was transported to a hospital, but tragically, her daughter-in-law did not survive.
The bus was operated by Herradura de Plata, a transportation service that has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident. The train was part of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City of Mexico line, which expressed its condolences to the victims and their families.
The state prosecutor’s office has announced that it will be launching an investigation into the crash. This incident adds to a growing trend of rail track accidents in Mexico, which have increased from 600 in 2020 to an estimated 800 in 2025, according to Mexican rail regulators. Just last month, a train collision with multiple vehicles in Guanajuato state resulted in six deaths.