Overview
- Officials now report 13 fatalities, 109 injured and 44 still hospitalized, with one deceased passenger yet to be recovered.
- The incident occurred at 09:28 on Line Z between Nizanda and Chivela when a locomotive derailed, causing four passenger cars to leave the track.
- Roughly 250 people were aboard; nine received care on-site and others were transferred to IMSS and IMSS‑Bienestar hospitals in Matías Romero, Salina Cruz, Juchitán and Ixtepec.
- The FGR and Oaxaca state prosecutors opened an investigation, secured the Pulser data recorder for forensic review, and noted a pre‑run Hi‑rail inspection had reported the track in operating condition.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum sent senior officials and is traveling to Oaxaca to meet families as Semar sustains rescue and medical support with hundreds of personnel and ground and air ambulances, alongside a safety review of Line Z operations.