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Tren Interoceánico Derailment Death Toll Rises to 14 After Jan. 1 Fatality

IMSS Bienestar reports a 73-year-old patient died from a pulmonary thromboembolism following surgery.

Overview

  • SEGOB and the CEAV confirmed the death of Hilda Alcántara at 10:35 a.m. Thursday and notified relatives while providing federal victim support.
  • Authorities now cite 108 people injured, though some reports list 98, reflecting continued updates to the injury count.
  • The patient was initially treated at ISSSTE’s Tehuantepec clinic before transfer to IMSS Bienestar’s regional specialty hospital for intensive care and emergency procedures.
  • The federal investigation continues with technical inspections, delivery of remains to families, and recovery of the locomotive’s data recorder, according to the FGR.
  • The Dec. 28 incident occurred on Line Z near Nizanda, Oaxaca, with roughly 250 passengers and nine crew across two locomotives and four cars.