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Four Ferromex Workers Seriously Hurt in Nogales Locomotive Collision

Authorities cite a track-switching coordination error as the preliminary cause, with formal investigations continuing.

Overview

  • Two Ferromex freight locomotives collided around 8 p.m. on Feb. 20 at kilometer 21 near the former customs facilities in Nogales, Sonora.
  • Local firefighters, Red Cross paramedics and police from municipal, state and federal levels responded and provided on-site aid.
  • Four crew members sustained severe injuries and were transferred to IMSS General Hospital Zone No. 5, while a fifth person received treatment at the scene.
  • Early accounts indicate one locomotive was performing low-speed maneuvers when it was struck by a freight train using the same track.
  • Ferromex assumed control after the emergency, the damaged locomotives were removed by the following morning, and the crash occurred on a stretch recently linked to a derailment and a runaway wagon.