CIUDAD JUÁREZ.- Minutes before midnight this Wednesday, the death of a person was reported derailment of at least 13 train carsat kilometer 302 of the Ahumada-Ciudad Juárez highway where the sulfuric acid leak occurred.
In this accident it was reported that at least four people were injured, who would be migrants since they came inside the train cars with the intention of reaching the border and crossing into the United States.
Child dies after train derailment
Preliminary reports indicate that two people suffered amputation and two other minor injuries. The incident had been reported disappearance of a minor under 4 years oldwho was found dead.
Those traveling on the train said there were more than 15 migrants in the cars, however, They decided to flee the area so that the National Migration Institute (INM) does not detain them.
Until this morning they continue Carrying out search and rescue workby the Fire Department and other agencies such as Ferromex, Civil Protection, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Guard, the Red Cross, and the National Migration Institute.
Injured migrants transferred to Juarez hospitals
The State Coordination of Civil Protection (CEPC) reported that personnel from its Northern Zone delegation reported this morning that it is collaborating with different security corporations and health institutions to address the train accident recorded around 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, at kilometer 302 of the Juárez-Chihuahua highway.
Witnesses reported the incident through the emergency number 9-1-1, through which the incident was detailed. train car derailment belonging to Mexican Railways.
It was reported that several of the wagons involved were transporting hazardous materialsso the Fire Department of the municipality of Juárez carried out an operation to immediately contain the sulfuric acid leak.
In addition, paramedics from the Mexican Red Cross and the State Government Rescue Unit (URGE), provided immediate medical attention to the migrants traveling on the train.
A 17-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were rushed to the General Hospital of Ciudad Juárez due to the severity of their injuries.
Meanwhile, personnel from the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena), of the National Guard, National Institute of Migration (INM), Grupo Beta, Ahumada Ministerial Police, Ferromex and Municipal Rescue remain at the scene to secure the area and continue the search for a 4-year-old child who went missing after the accident.
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2024-09-09 15:14:34
