A train derailed near Nizanda in Oaxaca, Mexico, killing 13 and injuring 98. The derailment hit the rail traffic.
At least 13 people were killed and 98 others sustained injuries after an Interoceanic Train, carrying 250 people, derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca in Mexico, authorities said on Sunday. The derailment disrupted rail traffic along the route linking the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the Mexican Navy, the train, which derailed near the town of Nizanda, was carrying nine crew members and 241 passengers. Of those on board, 139 were reported to be out of danger. Around 36 people were receiving medical assistance, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a post on X, shared that five of the injured were in critical condition, adding that senior officials had been dispatched to the site to assist the families of those killed.
The governor of Oaxaca, Salomon Jara Cruz, expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the accident and said state authorities were coordinating with federal agencies to assist those affected.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office has already launched a probe into the incident, Attorney General Ernestina Godoy Ramos stated in a social media post.
The Interoceanic Train, inaugurated in 2023 under former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, forms part of the broader Interoceanic Corridor project.
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