Ecatepec train collision canal death, Digi Mart USA News (Ecatepec, State of Mexico): Rescuers located the body of a young man, estimated to be between 20 and 25 years old, after his car was struck by a locomotive on Avenida Central in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, and fell into a sewage canal.
The accident occurred on Thursday night in front of Las Américas, heading toward Primero de Mayo. According to initial reports, the driver of a black car allegedly entered the confined lane of the Mexibús Line 1 and attempted to beat the train across the crossing.
The locomotive struck the vehicle, and after the collision, both the car and its driver ended up in the sewage canal. The search continued for several hours until personnel from Rescate Urbano of the Civil Protection service and the Ecatepec Fire Department located the young man’s body.
Personnel from the General Directorate of Citizen Security and Municipal Traffic, as well as the State of Mexico Security Secretariat, also took part in the operation. Once the wrecked car was located in the canal, emergency teams prepared to extract it and bring it to the surface.
The body will be turned over to the appropriate authorities for forensic procedures and official identification of the victim.
