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Mexico’s Interoceanic Train Derails in Oaxaca, Killing 13 and Injuring 98

A federal investigation is underway on the navy-run Isthmus corridor following the crash.

Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 28, 2025.
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Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescued passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico on December 28, 2025.
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Overview

  • The passenger service partially left the tracks on a curve near Nizanda in Asunción Ixtaltepec with roughly 250 people aboard, including nine crew.
  • Officials report five people in serious condition and 36 hospitalized, with additional patients treated at nearby IMSS and IMSS-Bienestar facilities.
  • Hundreds of naval personnel, soldiers and civil-protection teams reached the difficult-to-access site to evacuate and aid survivors.
  • Rail traffic on the Salina Cruz–Coatzacoalcos link is suspended as authorities secure the area and assess damage.
  • The corridor, inaugurated in 2023 to connect Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts, recently saw a train–truck collision on December 20 that had already raised safety concerns.