MONTERREY - Najmanje je šesnaest ljudi poginulo, a trideset je ozlijeđeno u naletu teretnog vlaka na autobus na sjeveru Meksika u petak navečer, rekao je čelnik spasilačke službe.
Autobus nije poštovao signal na pružnom prijelazu i vlak ga je doslovno prepolovio, rekao je Jorge Camacho, direktor spasilačke službe u državi Nuevo Leon.
"Potvrdili smo smrt 16 ljudi i mislimo da ih ima još ispod autobusa, pa bi se broj žrtava mogao popeti na 20", rekao je Camacho.
Mjesni list piše da je u autobusu bilo šezdesetak putnika premda je imao 40 mjesta za sjedenje.
Forensic personnel gather the bodies of victims of a bus crash in Anahuac, Nuevo Leon state on February 14, 2015. At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured when a freight train slammed into a packed passenger bus in northeastern Mexico on February 13, authorities said, warning the death toll could rise. The collision happened when the bus was attempting to cross the rail tracks in the city of Anahuac, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico AFP. AFP PHOTO/Julio Cesar Aguilar
Forensic personnel gather the bodies of victims of a bus crash in Anahuac, Nuevo Leon state on February 14, 2015. At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured when a freight train slammed into a packed passenger bus in northeastern Mexico on February 13, authorities said, warning the death toll could rise. The collision happened when the bus was attempting to cross the rail tracks in the city of Anahuac, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico AFP. AFP PHOTO/Julio Cesar Aguilar