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Victims to File Criminal Complaint in Tren Interoceánico Derailment

Victims seek accountability for alleged construction lapses as prosecutors analyze data from the recovered black box.

Overview

  • Victims and relatives represented by the Vega MacGregor Arellano firm will present the complaint to the FGR in Mexico City at 11:00 a.m. on January 5.
  • The filing names construction firms, contractors and public officials, alleging poor materials, deficient execution and supervisory omissions on Line Z.
  • Complainants say they are pursuing criminal responsibility rather than only compensation, calling for safer standards before service resumes.
  • The FGR has opened a criminal and forensic probe, extracted the train’s black box and maintains secured access to the site with specialist reviews under way.
  • Authorities report at least 14 deaths and about 98 injuries from the December 28 derailment near Nizanda; wreckage removal concluded January 3 with fragments moved to Coatzacoalcos under official custody.