RT NewsA notorious freight train used by undocumented migrants to cross into the United States has derailed in Mexico, killing at least five, and injuring more than 30 people.
Luis Felipe Puente, the national civil protection coordinator, has said that 15 of those hurt in the crash, remain in grave condition.
Mexican Red Cross is reportedly at the scene, 10 km from the city of Veracruz, attempting to extract remaining passengers trapped under the wreckage.
Federal policemen, soldiers and rescuers working at the site where the train known as “The Beast” derailed, near Huimanguillo, in Tabasco State, Mexico, on August 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Tabasco Hoy)
The crash reportedly occurred at 3 am on Sunday, when the train exceeded its prescribed speed on a track made slippery by earlier rainfall.
The train, known as the Beast, has become famous across the world, for carrying thousands of illegal immigrants from Mexico and central America to the US each year. Travellers, who find places inside the carriages and even strap themselves onto the roof for the duration of the journey, also brave potential assaults and robberies and bee attacks en-route to their destination.
Officials say that up to 300 people, most of them likely migrants, were on-board the train at the time of the accident.
Body of an alleged immigrant lying under the train known as “The Beast”, after it derailed near Huimanguillo, in Tabasco State, Mexico, on August 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Tabasco Hoy)
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Is that train full of garbage?
Obama should write a personal check for their medical care.
Too bad some survived. There is a silver lining, at least they’re in hospitals in Mexico. Sorry, but thieves and criminals get no sympathy from yours truly.
No big loss their. To bad the count wasn’t higher. Fricken Spics their taking over this nation. Their becoming parasites and consume everything.
Celebrate, celebrate,
dance to the music!
Pardon my lack of compassion.
NOT!
Hope they didn’t pay their ‘entry’ fees up front.
heh, heh, heh……………
another polluted train derails. This one actually managed to clean up the US. To bad barry Soetoro wasnt on it.