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After a double-decker Mexican bus is hit by a train, 10 people are killed and 61 injured

A freight train crashed into a double decker passenger bus in central Mexico, killing 10 people and injuring at least 61 others. The train operator claimed that the double decker bus was trying to pass the moving train.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City de Mexico, the railroad, sent condolences and urged drivers to obey road signs and stop at railroad crossings.

Herradura de Plata, the bus operator in question, did not respond immediately to a comment request.

First responders had cordoned off and photographed the scene. The bus's metal frame was badly dented as well as the front of its top deck.

Local authorities reported that the collision occurred in an industrial area on the highway between Atlacomulco (a town located 115 km northwest of Mexico City) and Maravatio in the nearby state of Michoacan.

According to the State of Mexico Attorney General's Office, seven women and three males were killed.

In Mexico, buses are the main mode of transportation. Although freight rail lines are widespread, passenger train routes are limited.

The government of President Claudia Sheinbaum wants to expand the country's passenger rail system to connect many areas of northern and central Mexico. Reporting by LizbethDiaz; Additional reporting and writing by Stephen Eisenhammer, Rod Nickel; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle.

(source: Reuters)