Train jumps rails in agave country

A elderly man reportedly sleeping inside his home died when a ten-wagon freight train derailed and slammed into four houses June 14 in San Isidro Mazatepec in the municipality of Tala, 42 kilometers west of Guadalajara.

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Three others were injured in the incident. The Communications and Transportation Ministry (SCT) said it will set up a commission to investigate the causes of the accident.