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<\/p>\nSix people were found dead inside a cargo train boxcar in a Texas city along the southern border on Sunday, officials said.<\/p>\n
The bodies were found in a Union Pacific train at a rail yard in Laredo, around 160 miles south of San Antonio, just after 3:30 p.m. local time, said Jose Espinoza, a public information officer with the Laredo Police Department.<\/p>\n
The circumstances of their deaths are unknown, said Laredo police spokesperson Joe Baeza, according to CNN affiliate KGNS, and an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
Union Pacific operates across the border and is the only railroad that services all access points into Mexico, according to the freight company’s website.<\/p>\n
Temperatures on Sunday afternoon in Laredo were in the low-mid 90s, though it’s unclear whether heat was a factor.<\/p>\n
Union Pacific said it was saddened by the incident and is working closely with law enforcement to investigate.<\/p>\n
Laredo police said they received a call around 3 p.m. from an employee at the Union Pacific rail yard, KGNS reported. The bodies were discovered during a routine rail car inspection, police said. No survivors were found.<\/p>\n
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CNN has reached out to Laredo police for more information.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very early phase of the investigation. There’s not a lot to reveal right now,” Baeza said, KGNS reported.<\/p>\n
The immigration status and ages of the deceased are not yet known, Espinoza said.<\/p>\n
US Customs and Border Protection referred CNN to the Laredo Police Department, saying “The incident remains under investigation by Laredo Police Department and Homeland Security Investigation and Texas Rangers.”<\/p>\n
CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security, HSI and the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very unfortunate event,” Espinoza told CNN. “It was too many lives that were lost.”<\/p>\n
Laredo is home to one of Texas’ largest hubs for trade with Mexico, accounting for roughly 62% of the state’s land port trade, or $340 billion, according to 2024 data from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.<\/p>\n
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