Overview
- The lead locomotive derailed on Line Z between Chívela and Nizanda at kilometer Z-230+290, with two locomotives and four passenger cars carrying 241 passengers and nine crew.
- SEMAR reported 13 fatalities, 98 injured and 139 uninjured, with 36 people hospitalized after evacuations and triage.
- Rescue operations involved 360 naval personnel, 20 vehicles, four ground ambulances, three air ambulances and a tactical drone, including efforts to reach victims down a seven‑meter slope.
- The Fiscalía General de la República opened a case while SICT and the rail regulator conduct technical and forensic work to establish causes and recovery steps.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said federal, state and health agencies are supporting victims on the strategic Isthmus route as traffic on the affected segment remains halted during assessment.