Overview
- The derailment occurred at 9:28 a.m. on Line Z between Nizanda and Chivela when a locomotive left the track, sending four cars off the rails.
- Authorities say 250 people were aboard, 13 died including a minor, 109 were treated and 44 remain hospitalized, with five in serious condition.
- The FGR reports it is guarding the area, interviewing witnesses and victims, inspecting the site and rolling stock, and collecting evidence to integrate the case file.
- Multidisciplinary AIC specialists in forensic photography, medicine, field criminalistics, civil engineering, architecture, chemistry, industrial safety and terrestrial traffic are conducting on‑site tests.
- Coordination continues with Oaxaca state authorities, SICT, the rail regulator and the Navy, while one victim’s remains are still being recovered and the cause has not been disclosed.