San Rafael River train disaster

San Rafael River train disaster
Date August 10, 1989 (1989-08-10)
Location Near Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
Country Mexico
Type of incident Bridge collapse under train
Statistics
Trains 1
Deaths 112
Injuries 205

The San Rafael River train disaster occurred on August 10, 1989, when the Rio Bamoa Bridge collapsed under an 11-car train operated by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México and traveling from Mazatlan to Mexicali. Several cars fell into the San Rafael River.[1] The bridge's supports had been damaged by heavy rains, causing them to fail. Of the approximately 330 people on the train, 112 perished, most by drowning, and 205 were injured.[2][3]

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