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Mexico Confirms 13 Dead in Interoceanic Train Derailment as Search and Investigation Continue

Officials placed the train’s electronic recorder under judicial custody to guide a rigorous inquiry into causes and next steps.

Overview

  • Authorities report 13 fatalities, 109 injured and 44 still hospitalized, with teams working to recover one person at the site.
  • The derailment occurred at 9:28 a.m. Sunday on Line Z between Nizanda and Chivela in Oaxaca after a locomotive left the track, sending four cars off the rails.
  • SEMAR led the response with 360 naval personnel, ground and air ambulances, and coordinated support from IMSS-Bienestar, SEDENA, Civil Protection and the Red Cross.
  • Roughly 250 people were aboard; patients were sent to hospitals in Matías Romero, Salina Cruz, Juchitán and Ixtepec, and IMSS said no current cases are life‑threatening.
  • FGR and Oaxaca state prosecutors are conducting peritajes under chain of custody; a Hi-rail inspection about 90 minutes earlier found the track operable, and a hotline (55 22 30 21 06) and federal liaisons are assisting families.