Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum directed the Navy-run operator to work with the rail regulator to secure an international safety certification before reopening the affected passenger route.
- The Federal Attorney General’s Office completed necropsies and keeps prosecutors, ministerial police and AIC experts on the ground in coordination with Oaxaca’s prosecutor, SICT, the rail regulator and the Navy.
- Authorities have not set a timeline for final expert reports or service resumption, and the independent review will examine track conditions and locomotives with a focus on high‑risk curves.
- The government assigned one official to each family and issued an initial payment of 30,000 pesos for immediate expenses, with comprehensive reparations to follow through the train’s insurer and prosecutorial determinations.
- Officials report 13 deaths and 109 injuries; 36 people were hospitalized earlier Tuesday with six later discharged, and funerals for victims are underway.