In a tragic accident, a freight train collided with a double decker bus in Mexico, smashing and shearing the bus into two.
As reported byAljazeera, the accident took place on a railway crossing in an industrial part of Atlacomulco, a town about 80 miles northwest of the capital, Mexico City on Tuesday September 9,2025.
At least 10 people were killed and more than 60 passengers got injured in train-bus collision as reported by the authorities.
The State of Mexico’s attorney general’s office reported that seven of those killed were women and three were men.
Videos from the collision, showed the bus at rest to the side of the tracks, with the roof missing. People could be seen moving on the top level as the train slowed to a stop.
“Help me, help me,” a woman could be heard crying.
Although the circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately clear, a video circulating online showed the bus inching across the train tracks as it waited in traffic.
The surveillance footage showed the bus inching forward bumper-to-bumper traffic and the moment the bus started crossing the tracks, the train slammed into it from the passenger’s side, pushing and dragging the front half down the tracks.
Moreover, the collision video, showed the bus at rest to the side of the tracks, with the roof missing. People could be seen moving on the top level as the train slowed to a stop.
According to the visuals reported, there were no visible crossing gates or signals indicating a train was barreling down the tracks.
Moreover, other cars ahead of the bus were rolling over the track’s mere seconds before the crash, while the other side of the street was at a standstill.
The images from the crash also showed portions of the top deck of the bus smashed-in and its metal frame badly dented.
Furthermore, the train operator, Canadian Pacific Kansas City of Mexico, confirmed the accident and sent its condolences to the families of the victims.
Mexico Civil defense agency said on X that authorities were still working at the site of the accident and the state prosecutor informed that it had opened an investigation.
Additionally, the most recent report from the Mexico Rail Transportation Regulatory Agency, published in September revealed 800 accidents happened at level crossing last year, compared to 602 in 2020.