Overview
- Raquel Buenrostro said the Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Governance has launched detailed administrative reviews and will intensify audits, with any suspected crimes to be referred to the FGR.
- The FGR’s criminal inquiry remains open, the rail regulator and Navy are involved in fact-finding, and President Claudia Sheinbaum said the line had safety certificates and urged victims to seek official assistance.
- The December 28 derailment at the “La Herradura” curve in Asunción Ixtaltepec left 14 people dead and more than 100 injured, according to official reports.
- A family injured in the crash filed a January 5 complaint naming Daniferrotools as a possible responsible party, citing Auditoría Superior de la Federación observations about unfulfilled work.
- Daniferrotools publicly denied culpability, saying its 2019 contract was rescinded and no works were executed, while the UCIZONI group warned of unreplaced century‑old wooden sleepers in Las Anonas that could risk another accident.