Overview
- Mexico’s Navy reported 20 people injured and transferred to local hospitals, with rescue teams assisting those who fell down a talus of about seven meters.
- The event occurred at kilometer Z-230+290 between Chívela and Nizanda in Asunción Ixtaltepec and involved two locomotives and four passenger cars carrying 241 passengers and nine crew.
- Authorities said the lead locomotive derailed, triggering an immediate stop and activation of emergency protocols for on-site triage and evacuation.
- The Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation, and technical teams from the Navy, SICT and the rail regulator are conducting examinations to determine the cause and restore service.
- A multi-agency response deployed five ground ambulances, one air ambulance and about 40 naval medical personnel, while President Claudia Sheinbaum and Governor Salomón Jara said they are monitoring the situation; no fatalities have been announced.