ANAHUAC, Mexico, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- At least 20 people, including four children, died after a train collided with a bus in the city of Anahuac, in the state of Nuevo Leon, in northern Mexico, splitting the bus in half.

At least 31 people were injured. Some reports say the bus driver may have ignored a traffic light at the railroad crossing.


The bus driver, identified as Jesús Carlos Fernández Rico, is undergoing treatment at a hospital while under police custody.

Overcrowding on the bus may have hindered the driver's visibility, according one Anahuac city official.

About 51 people were riding the bus that only seats 43. The bus was travelling from the city of Nuevo Laredo in the state of Tamaulipas to the city of Nueva Rosita in the state of Coahuila.