MEXICO CITY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The government of
the state of Mexico and the suburban train company on Sunday began investigating
the cause of Saturday night's crash, which injured some 130 people.
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Rescue workers survey the scene after a train collision in Tlanepantla, Mexico, Saturday, April 18, 2009. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Train operator Ferrocarriles Suburbanos said it had
begun an investigation and expressed sympathy for the passengers who were
affected.
The accident occurred when a train crashed into another that had been halted for unknown reasons in the town
of Tlalnepantla in Mexico state, the administrative region immediately surrounding Mexico
City.
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Rescue workers attend to an injured passenger
after a train collision in Tlanepantla De Baez April 18, 2009.
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On Sunday, 109 injured people were released from
hospital, but officials said another 20 or more remain in hospital.
109 discharged from hospital after
Mexico train crash
MEXICO CITY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican Red Cross
said on Sunday it had discharged 109 people treated for injuries sustained in
Saturday night's crash of two suburban trains 20 kilometers outside of Mexico
City, in the State of Mexico.
A further 20 or more passengers remained in other
hospitals, belonging to the state-run Mexican Social Security Agency, said
Javier Heredia, commander of the Red Cross in the State of Mexico town
Tlalnepantla, part of the Mexico City conurbation. The Red cross had been
treating 96 adults and 13 minors. Full story
At least 50 people injured in train collision in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were injured in a train collision on Saturday night near the Mexico City, local media reported.
The accident occurred on the recently inaugurated Suburban Railway in the State of Mexico, which borders Mexico City, a Mexican official was quoted as saying. A train stopped running due to malfunction, while a following train ran into it from the back. Full story
