Conductor Mario Aurelio Navarro, 49, killed in train derailment in El Paso, Texas

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:11am
Accident Date: 
Monday, August 29, 2022

Train derails overnight in El Paso, one victim confirmed dead

According to the El Paso Fire Department, two train cars came off the tracks and crashed into a home's backyard. 

Conductor killed in Union Pacific train derailment; police say derailment device not properly removed

Investigators say a derailment device used on earlier work had not been removed, causing the derailment.

El Paso train derailment investigated by National Transportation Safety Board

Investigators with the police department’s Crimes Against Persons unit determined that earlier, work was being done on a portion of the track and a derailment device had been installed in order to protect from oncoming trains.

Family of employee killed in train derailment in El Paso sues Union Pacific

An investigation uncovered that work was being done on a portion of the track and a derailment device had been installed in order to protect from oncoming trains.

People Involved: 
Mario Aurelio Navarro