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

Officials have launched a federal probe into the cause, sharpening scrutiny of the Navy-operated corridor’s safety.

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

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said five of the injured are in critical condition and ordered senior officials to assist affected families.
  • Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into the derailment’s cause, with no findings released so far.
  • The Navy reported about 250 people on board — 241 passengers and nine crew — when the train left the tracks near Nizanda/Asunción Ixtaltepec on a curve.
  • Hundreds of naval, army and civil protection personnel conducted evacuations and treatment, with 36 patients hospitalized at regional IMSS and IMSS‑Bienestar facilities.
  • Rail traffic on the Salina Cruz–Coatzacoalcos route is halted, renewing attention to safety on the Interoceanic line following a non‑fatal collision on December 20.