Mexican freight train smashes into bus, kills 24
Source: Reuters
(Updates death toll) CUAUTITLAN, Mexico, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A freight train smashed into a bus as it crossed a railroad track outside Mexico City on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 12, authorities said. The bus collided with the 36-car train as it headed north on a highway in the industrial town of Cuautitlan. "Unfortunately, up to now we have 24 dead and 12 in hospital," Cuautitlan Mayor Manuel Becerril told local radio. The train crumpled up the bus and pushed it about 330 feet (100 metres) along the track, a Reuters photographer at the scene said. The bus driver, who apparently misjudged the speed of the train, was detained by police after he tried to flee the scene with only minor injuries, emergency workers said. Emergency worker Juan Carlos Herrera said the casualties were all Mexican.
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