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WORLD IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Train Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 100 Injured

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From Times staff and wire service reports

A passenger train crashed into two parked locomotives in western Mexico, killing one person and injuring about 100 people, officials said. A doctor confirmed the death of the train’s engineer and said its fireman was seriously injured. The train, which crashed near the small town of Aguacatlan in the western state of Nayarit, was on its way from the Pacific beach resort of Mazatlan to Guadalajara. Local news reports said the accident may have been caused by faulty rail switching. There was no word on how many passengers were on board at the time. Authorities said they were investigating.

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