Worst Train Disaster: A train packed with passengers. The 20-coach train was so crowded that even passengers were sitting on the roof. According to the information, about 900 people were in this unlucky train. The train departing from the city of Colima in Mexico was heading towards Guadalajara. But at a long sharp turn, the engineer’s control over the train deteriorated. People sitting between the roof and the coaches suddenly started falling. Soon the entire train got engulfed in a deep ditch by the bridge. What was it then, the date of 22 January recorded a sad story in the history of North America (Guadalajara train disaster).
There were barely 300 people left in this horrific train accident on January 22, 1915. The revolution in Mexico was at its peak. Two years earlier, President Francisco Madero was assassinated. In his place Victoriano Huerta took command of the country. But the revolutionaries ousted him and Venustiano Caranza was made president in 1914. However, other leaders wanted to continue the Pancho Villa revolution.
Special train to bring soldiers’ families
Villa was preparing to continue the struggle on the strength of arms. On January 18, 1915, the soldiers of Caranza captured Guadalajara in southwestern Mexico. He ordered that the families of the soldiers be called from Colima by special train. Colima was recently captured. On January 22 this train ran for its journey, but could not reach the destination.
If someone committed suicide, someone was desperate to take revenge
This accident was so tragic that the death of loved ones from the soldiers was not tolerated. Many soldiers committed suicide even after losing their families. Even some soldiers were determined to take revenge on the employees of the train. But from whom would he take revenge because he had left the world forever in an accident.