Train slams into bus in Mexico killing at least eight people

Soldiers and rescue personal work the scene of a deadly accident where a freight train slammed into a bus in Atlacomulco, Mexico (Ramses Mercado Valdes/AP)

A freight train has slammed into a double-decker bus in Mexico, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said.

The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the town of Atlacomulco, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) north-west of Mexico City on Monday.