13 die in Mexico train collision

Mexico City, June 16 (IANS/EFE) Thirteen people have been killed and five injured when two freight trains collided in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state, an official said.

The Attorney General’s Office said there were problems in retrieving the bodies as they were stuck in the tangled wreckage. Authorities suspect some of the victims could be illegal Mexican immigrants trying to enter the US.

According to a preliminary probe, Tuesday’s accident occurred due to a miscommunication between the driver of one of the trains and the station staff. One of the trains carrying corn from Chihuahua to El Fuerto rammed into a stationary train.

–IANS/EFE