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06/10/1972 Train carrying religious pilgrims derails in Mexico

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SYND 08/10/72 AFTERMATH OF TRAIN CRASH IN MEXICO

On a Saint's Day in Mexico a train going from Catorce to Saltillo and Monterrey with about 1,600 passengers on it derailed due to the excessive speed. Four of the train's cars burst into flames. Some of the passengers who survived this tragedy found the engineer being alive and drunk.