At
least five people are dead after a cargo train notorious for
transporting Central American migrants hoping to reach the US derailed
in southern Mexico, authorities have said.
Officials said at least 35 people were injured, 16 gravely. It is feared the death toll could rise.An
Soldiers, marines and emergency workers were trying to access the remote crash site, which ambulances could not reach.
Officials were working to establish air or water access to the site.
Cesar Burelo Burelo, the head of civil protection for Mexico's Tabasco state, said the derailment occurred early on Sunday in a remote area with no
Mr Burelo said dozens of people had been on the train, which was moving north from the border of Guatemala.
The train, sometimes called "the beast", often carries hundreds of people on the roof as they undertake the risky journey to the US.

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