US EditionInteroceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, injuring at least 15 and halting traffic on line
- On December 28, 2025, the Interoceanic Train derailed as it passed a curve near Nizanda, injuring at least 15 and halting traffic on the interoceanic rail link connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
- The Attorney General's Office announced an inquiry after the Interoceanic Train, inaugurated 2023, linked Oaxaca and Veracruz as part of the isthmus of Tehuantepec development corridor.
- Officials gave updated casualty and medical tallies showing 250 people on board—nine crew and 241 passengers—with 193 out of danger and 98 injured, including 36 receiving medical assistance.
- Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescued passengers in the Asunción Ixtaltepec area on December 28, and President Claudia Sheinbaum said five injured were in critical condition.
- The corridor is central to government plans to link oceans, with the Interoceanic train running about 180 miles from Salina Cruz, port on the Pacific Ocean, to Coatzacoalcos, port on the Gulf of Mexico.
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At least 13 people dead after train derails in southern Mexico
At least 13 people have died and 98 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico on Sunday (Monday AEDT).There were 250 people on board the train when it derailed in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, on the train's main line between Veracruz and Salina Cruz.In a statement, the navy said that 36 people required hospital care and the rest sustained minor injuries. Hundreds of naval personnel and rescue vehicles have been sent to the scene, it said.REA…
The accident occurred at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a narrow country connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific. Not much is known about the cause of the disaster.
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Mexican train derailment kills at least 13 people, 98 injured
MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities said on Sunday (Dec 28) that at least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic Train carrying 250 people derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca.The Mexican Navy said the train, which derailed near the town of Nizanda, was carrying nine crew members and 241 passenger
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