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FGR Secures Oaxaca Derailment Site as Forensic Investigation Intensifies

The government reports 13 deaths, with officials assigned to assist each bereaved family.

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.