Tren Maya, the operator of the national railway company, confirmed that the fourth car of train D006 experienced an interruption of flow on the track at the Tixkokob station, Yucatán, without registering human or material damage.
“The incident occurred at 9:30 a.m. when to enter the Tixkokob station, the first 3 cars of train D006 passed a track change at a speed of approximately 10 km/h, with the fourth car leaving the tracks.
#ÚLTIMAHORA | ⚠️ ¡Se descarrila el #TrenMaya!
— Fuerza Informativa Azteca (@AztecaNoticias) March 25, 2024
Un vagón del @TrenMayaMX se descarriló; los pasajeros se dirigían a #Cancún.
Los #hechos ocurrieron al llegar cerca del municipio de #Tixkokob.
🗞️ | @vanymartnez pic.twitter.com/MGSbnGIXxY
“Given this situation, we evacuated our passengers to provide them with transfer care so they could continue their trip to Cancún. This incident did not affect the scheduled operation of the rest of the trains,” the operator said in a statement.
Likewise, the parastatal indicated that a Ruling Commission was formed that is already conducting an exhaustive investigation of the incident to determine its causes and prevent any similar situation that could compromise the Mayan Train service.
Comunicado 25 de marzo del 2024. https://t.co/gZFbg6J9Y6 pic.twitter.com/tl18Ho7DLk
— Tren Maya (@TrenMayaMX) March 25, 2024
On Monday, March 25th, it was reported that a Maya Train car derailed at the Tixkokob station, in Yucatán. It was car number 4 of a convoy that was traveling from Campeche to Cancún, Quintana Roo, in which, no injuries were reported. so, yes, it was a derailment,
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