13 Killed, 98 Injured As Interoceanic Train Derails In Mexico’s Oaxaca State | World News

At least 13 people died when an interoceanic train derailed in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca on Sunday, authorities said. The Mexican Navy confirmed that the train derailed near the town of Nizanda while carrying about 250 people, including nine crew members and 241 passengers. It was reported that 193 of those on board were not in danger and 98 were injured. Treatment of 36 of the injured continues.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said five of the injured were in critical condition and announced that senior officials were sent to the scene to support the affected families. Posting on the social media platform

I reported to Marina Secretaría that the accident at Tren Interoceánico was a regrettable accident involving 13 people; There are 98 lesions in each of the cemeteries. The heroes were placed in IMSS hospitals in Matías Romero and Salina Cruz, such as IMSS-Bienestar… — Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) December 29, 2025

He added: “I have instructed the Minister of the Navy and the Deputy Under-Secretary for Human Rights of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as IMSS and IMSS-Wellbeing delegates, to go to the field and personally deal with the families.”

Attorney General Ernestina Godoy Ramos confirmed in a social media post that the Mexican Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into the derailment.

The Interoceanic Train opened in 2023 under former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and is a key component of the Interoceanic Corridor project. The initiative aims to modernize rail connectivity across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec by connecting the Pacific port of Salina Cruz to Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico.

The Mexican government has positioned the corridor as a strategic trade route by expanding ports, railways, and industrial infrastructure to create an alternative transit for goods that can compete with the Panama Canal. Passenger train service also forms part of broader efforts to increase rail transportation and spur economic development in southern Mexico.