At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a passenger train derailed in southern Mexico, officials say, APA reports, citing Al Jazeera.
The Interoceanic Train, carrying around 250 people, came off the tracks while negotiating a curve near the town of Nizanda in Oaxaca state. The service was travelling between Salina Cruz in Oaxaca and Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said 98 passengers were injured, with 36 still receiving hospital treatment. Five people remain in a serious condition, while 139 others are reported to be out of danger.
Military units, civil protection teams and medical staff were deployed to the site, although difficult access to the crash area complicated the rescue effort.
Images shared online showed one carriage overturned and another separated from the tracks, with some passengers trapped inside.
The Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the cause of the derailment. One passenger told local media the train had been travelling at high speed shortly before the crash, but this has not been officially confirmed.
Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara Cruz described the incident as a “deeply unfortunate tragedy” and offered condolences to the victims’ families.
The Interoceanic Train line, inaugurated in 2023, forms part of a major infrastructure programme aimed at turning the Isthmus of Tehuantepec into a strategic trade corridor linking the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Earlier this month, another train on the same route collided with a cargo truck, though no fatalities were reported in that incident.
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