2013 Mexico train accident
2013 Mexico train accident | |
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Details | |
Date | 25 August 2013 |
Location | Huimanguillo, Tabasco |
Country | Mexico |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 300 |
Deaths | 6 |
Injured | 22 |
The 2013 Mexico train accident occurred on August 25, 2013 after the freight train "La Bestia", with 300 passengers on board, was derailed in Huimanguillo, Tabasco.[citation needed] The accident killed 6 people and another 22 were injured, 16 of them were in grave condition.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "At least six killed in Mexico train crash". Reuters. TVNZ. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Mexico train crash: Five dead from 'La Bestia' accident". BBC News Online. August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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- Derailments in Mexico
- History of Tabasco
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