US EditionAt least 13 people dead after train derails in Mexico
The train was carrying 250 people when it derailed on a curve near Nizanda, killing 13 and injuring 98, with 36 hospitalized, prompting a federal investigation.
- On Sunday, the Interoceanic Train derailed in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, going off the rails while rounding a curve near Nizanda and partially tilting over a cliff.
- The Interoceanic Train, inaugurated in 2023 as part of the Interoceanic Corridor project, links Salina Cruz and Coatzacoalcos and is operated by Mexico's Navy.
- At least 13 people were killed and 98 injured, including 36 needing hospital care, while images showed one carriage on its side and another separated from the tracks.
- Mexico's Attorney General's Office opened an investigation, President Claudia Sheinbaum directed the Secretary of the Navy and senior officials to assist families, while the Ministry of Interior coordinates the response and naval and rescue personnel face difficult site access.
- The derailment touches a high-profile Interoceanic Corridor project intended to boost trade and development, with the Salina Cruz–Coatzacoalcos route covering about 180 miles.
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At least thirteen people have lost their lives in a railway accident in Mexico. An inter-Ceanic train with 250 people on board is derailed in the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec, near the city of Nizanda, in the southern state of Oaxaca. According to the latest updates, 139 people are out of danger and 98 are injured, of which 36 are waiting for medical assistance. The fact happened on a railway line that is strategic for the infrastructures…
250 people were on board a train that derailed in Oaxaca, southern Mexico, on Sunday.
In Mexico, a train with about 250 people is derailed on board. According to the Navy, at least 13 people have been killed and nearly 100 more injured. The cause of the disaster is still unclear.[more]]>
The train departed from Salina Cruz, on the Pacific coast, and was to reach Coatzacoalcos, in the state of Veracruz, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
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