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| 2013 Tabasco train derailment | |
|---|---|
  Location within Tabasco  Location within Mexico | |
| Details | |
| Date | 25 August 2013 |
| Location | Huimanguillo, Tabasco |
| Coordinates | 17°49′N 93°23′W / 17.817°N 93.383°W |
| Country | Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 300 |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Injured | at least 22 |
The 2013 Tabasco train derailment occurred on 25 August 2013 after the freight train "La Bestia", with 300 passengers on board, was derailed in Huimanguillo, Tabasco. The accident killed 12 people and another 22 were injured, 16 of them were in grave condition.[1][2][3]
Background
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The freight train, transporting corn, cement, and minerals from Arriaga to Lechería railway station, was known for carrying migrants from Central America to the United States, as freighthopping on the train allowed migrants to avoid Mexican immigration checkpoints and detention centers.[1][4][5]
Accident
[edit]The freight train derailed around 3:00 am on Sunday, 25 August 2013, when 8 of the 12 cars were overturned.[1][3]
Aftermath
[edit]Ambulances were unable to reach the area due to the difficult terrain. At least 12 were confirmed dead by the end of August after the removal of the train remnants.[1][3] The accident is believed to have been caused by the shifted tracks caused by the hard rain.[6]
In 2014, train operators banned passengers from traveling on the train.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "At least six killed in Mexico train crash". TVNZ. Reuters. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Mexico train crash: Five dead from 'La Bestia' accident". BBC News Online. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Theft of track parts blamed for deadly Mexico train crash". San Diego Union-Tribune. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Train of the Unknowns | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Mexico: Invisible victims. Migrants on the move in Mexico". Amnesty International. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Mexican cargo train used by migrants derails, killing at least 5". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ Villegas, Paulina (10 May 2014). "Stowaways Are Stranded in Mexico by Train Ban". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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