At least 13 dead after train derails in Mexico, authorities say
Another five people are in a critical condition after the Interoceanic Train detailed in the southern state of Oaxana.
11 hours agoMon 29 Dec 2025 at 12:41am
Mexican soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the train. (AFP: Rusvel Rasgado)
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At least 13 people have been killed after a train derailed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Another 98 people on board have reportedly been injured, five of whom are in a critical condition.
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Government agencies have reached the site of the accident to assist, with the Office of the Attorney-General opening an investigation.
At least 13 people have been killed after a train derailed in the south of Mexico, local authorities have said.
The Mexican Navy said the train was carrying 250 people, nine of whom were crew members, when it derailed in the state of Oaxaca.
Of those on board, 98 were reported to be injured, with 36 receiving medical assistance.
Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on X that five of those injured were in a critical condition, adding that senior officials had been dispatched to the site to assist the families of those killed.
Civil protection members rescue a woman. (AFP: Rusvel Rasgado)
The derailment occurred between the towns of Chivela and Nizanda, along the train line which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
The train derailed as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda.
In a message on X on Sunday, local time, Oaxaca state Governor Salomon Jara said several government agencies had reached the site of the accident to assist the injured.
The Interoceanic Train was inaugurated in 2023 by then-president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
At least 90 people have been injured in the crash. (AFP: Rusvel Rasgado)
The rail service is part of a broader push to boost train travel in southern Mexico and develop infrastructure along the isthmus of Tehuantepec, a narrow stretch of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mexican government plans to turn the isthmus into a strategic corridor for international trade, with ports and rail lines that can connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Interoceanic Train currently runs from the port of Salina Cruz on the Pacific Ocean to Coatzacoalcos, covering a distance of approximately 290 kilometres.
Authorities have arrived at the scene to assist. (AFP: Rusvel Rasgado)
In a social media post, the Office of Mexico's Attorney-General Ernestina Godoy Ramos said an investigation had been opened into the incident.
Reuters