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Interoceanic Passenger Train Derails in Oaxaca, Killing 13 and Injuring 98

Authorities opened a formal probe into possible technical, track or human error, with service suspended on the Navy-run corridor.

Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 28, 2025.
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Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescued passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico on December 28, 2025.
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Overview

  • The derailment occurred near Nizanda in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, as the train negotiated a curve on the main line between Veracruz and Salina Cruz.
  • About 250 people were on board, including nine crew members and 241 passengers, according to the Mexican Navy.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said five of the injured are in critical condition and directed senior federal officials to assist victims and families.
  • Hundreds of naval personnel, soldiers and Civil Protection teams conducted rescues and medical evacuations to hospitals in Matías Romero, Salina Cruz, Juchitán and Ixtepec.
  • Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating the cause, and rail traffic along the Interoceanic route remains halted during the response.