Mexican train of US-bound migrants derails killing 5, injuring 22

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Mexico City: A cargo train carrying US-bound migrants has derailed in a swampy area of south-eastern Mexico, killing at least five people and injuring 22.

Authorities say the death toll could rise after the train known as ‘‘The Beast’’, which carries Central American migrants who pay smugglers to sit atop freight cars, careened off the track near a river in Tabasco state.