Overview
- Hilda Alcántara, 73, died on January 1 from injuries suffered in the Tren Interoceánico derailment in Oaxaca, raising the official death toll to 14, according to SEMAR and the CEAV.
- IMSS‑Bienestar reported five patients still hospitalized in Oaxaca facilities, with two additional discharges issued today as follow‑up care continues for survivors.
- Mexico’s FGR has delivered the previously identified bodies to families, extracted the locomotive’s data recorder, and is conducting technical peritajes to determine causation.
- Peru has four rail workers from PeruRail and Inca Rail in custody after the head‑on collision in the Pampacahua sector, with alcohol test results pending and inquiries focused on possible route noncompliance and communication failures.
- Peruvian health authorities say one operator died and more than 100 people were injured, 51 remain hospitalized but out of danger, about 2,000 passengers were evacuated, and rail service is set to restart progressively.