2013 Mexico train accident

2013 Mexico train accident

The location of Tobasco
Date 25 August 2013
Location Huimanguillo, Tabasco
Country Mexico
Statistics
Trains 1
Passengers 300
Deaths 6
Injuries 22

The 2013 Mexico train accident occurred on August 25, 2013 after the freight train "La Bestia", with 300 passengers on board, most of them illegal immigrants, was derailed in Huimanguillo, Tabasco.[1] The accident killed 6 people and another 22 were injured, 16 of them were in grave condition.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "At least 5 dead, over 30 injured as train carrying illegal migrants derails in Mexico". RT. August 25, 2013. Archived Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "At least six killed in Mexico train crash". Reuters (TVNZ). August 26, 2013. Archived Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mexico train crash: Five dead from 'La Bestia' accident". BBC News Online. August 25, 2013. Archived Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.


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