A tragic incident unfolded outside Mexico City on Monday morning when a train collided with a double-decker bus that had stopped on the tracks, resulting in at least 10 fatalities and 40 injuries. The bus was split in half by the force of the impact, with the front portion being pushed down the tracks.
The incident was captured on surveillance footage, which showed the bus slowly advancing through heavy traffic. As it began to cross the tracks, the train struck it on the passenger side. The aftermath was devastating, with the bus’s roof completely ripped off and cries for help audible in the background.
The collision occurred in an industrial zone filled with warehouses and factories in Atlacomulco, a city in the state of Mexico approximately 80 miles northwest of Mexico City. The time of the incident was around 6:30 a.m. Notably, there were no visible crossing gates or signals warning of an approaching train, as per the video footage.
The traffic situation at the time of the crash was chaotic, with other vehicles crossing the tracks just seconds 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 yet to comment on 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.