Mexico City, Jan 19 (AP) A freight car carrying bulk cornderailed today in the northern suburbs of Mexico City, rolledover and crushed part of a house by the side of the tracks,killing five people.
The victims were apparently crushed as they slept beforedawn. It was unclear if they were killed by rubble from a wallcollapsed by the train car, by the car itself or by the largeamount of corn that spilled out of the car.
Mexico's Transportation Department said the derailmentwas under investigation and the train was operated under aprivate rail concession with Kansas City Southern de Mexico.
The company has not commented.
Photos of the scene showed the car's wheel-truck brokenloose, rails separated from ties and the car resting on itsside after partly falling down an embankment onto the house.
Homes are routinely built on or very near railway rights ofway in Mexico. (AP)CHT.
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