Overview
- The convoy of two locomotives and four passenger cars derailed near Nizanda in Asunción Ixtaltepec around kilometer Z‑230+290 on the Salina Cruz–Coatzacoalcos route.
- Semar reports 13 fatalities and 98 injured from roughly 250 people on board, with 36 hospitalized; President Claudia Sheinbaum said five remain in serious condition.
- Rescue operations deployed 360 naval personnel, ground and air ambulances, and medical teams, recovering some passengers from a roughly seven‑meter embankment.
- The Fiscalía General de la República opened a case as SICT and the rail regulator conduct technical inspections to establish causes and plan the safe recovery of the line.
- Initial counts of 12–20 injured were updated as evacuations advanced and medical evaluations continued, leading to the current official toll.