What the records say
- When
- 10 Aug 1989
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 23.00° N, 102.00° W
- Description
- railway accident in Mexico
- Deaths
- 112
- Injured
- 205
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
San Rafael River train wreck
Railway accident in Mexico
The San Rafael River train disaster occurred at around 04:00 on 10 August 1989, when the Rio Bamoa Bridge collapsed under an 11-car train operated by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, traveling from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, to Mexicali, Baja California. Several cars fell into the San Rafael River. The bridge's supports had been damaged by heavy rains, causing them to fail.
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