Mexico train crash leaves 22 dead

Some bodies were so mangled that establishing their identity is proving tough.

8220;Eleven bodies in the morgue 8230; have not yet been identified. It has been difficult to determine their description and their gender, because they are so mutilated,8221; the state attorney general8217;s office said in a statement.

The Mexico State government said 14 people were injured. Many of them are in a critical state. It remained unclear exactly how the collision occurred. State prosecutors said in a news release that the driver of the bus tried to beat the train at a crossing.

But an assistant state prosecutor in Cuautitlan, Alejandro Jardon, told government news agency Notimex that investigations indicated the bus had stalled as it crossed the tracks, and the driver 8212; unable to restart it 8212; had fled as the train approached. The driver, who was unharmed, has been detained.

Authorities said the train was pulling 36 empty wagons at the time.