Trains 1 Total number of deaths 112 Injuries 205 | Date 10 August 1989 Country Mexico | |
Location Near Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico Type of incident Bridge collapse under train | ||
The San Rafael River train disaster occurred on August 10, 1989, when the Rio Bamoa Bridge collapsed under an 11-car train operated by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México and traveling from Mazatlan to Mexicali. Several cars fell into the San Rafael River. The bridge's supports had been damaged by heavy rains, causing them to fail. Of the approximately 330 people on the train, 112 perished, most by drowning, and 205 were injured.
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