At least 13 people died and 98 others were injured this Sunday a train crashed in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, authorities reported.
The train with 250 people on board had left Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, on the Pacific coast, and was heading to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, on the Gulf of Mexico.
“As a result of this accident 139 people are out of danger, 98 injured (…) and unfortunately 13 people lost their lives“The Mexican Navy, which operates the rail line, said in a statement.
The Mexican president, for her part Claudia Sheinbaumsaid that the injured are in hospitals in the cities of Matías Romero, Salina Cruz, Juchitán and Ixtepec, all in Oaxaca.
“I have given instructions to the Secretary of the Navy and the Undersecretary for Human Rights of the Interior Ministry to be on site and personally look after the families,” he added.
The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) stated: “As a result of this accident.” 139 people are out of danger, 98 were injured, 36 of whom are being treated in hospital and the rest are without serious injuries and unfortunately 13 people lost their lives.
In a statement, the agency expressed its condolences and commitment to the families of the people who lost their lives in the accident “Process the case with the greatest possible responsibility, transparency and legal compliance.”
He also explained that a total of 360 naval agents, 20 vehicles, four ground ambulances, three air ambulances and a tactical drone were deployed in the search and location operations.
The facility had previously counted 20 injured people, who said they were shifted to local hospitals for timely medical care.
For its part, the country’s Attorney General’s Office announced that it had opened an investigation Know the causes of accidents.
“Ministry officials of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Oaxaca, as well as expert and police personnel, are coordinating with federal and state authorities to carry out the respective investigations,” said Attorney General Ernestina Godoy on the social network X.
The train followed the route of the call Interoceanic corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean and normally transports cargo and passengers. It was inaugurated in 2023.
The Secretary of the Navy informs me that unfortunately 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train accident; 98 are injured, five of them seriously. The injured are in the IMSS hospitals in Matías Romero and Salina Cruz and in the IMSS-Bienestar in…
— Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) December 29, 2025
On December 20, a train on this route in the state of Chiapas (south) collided with a truck attempting to overtake it, although this incident did not cause any fatalities.
This railway is one of the most important infrastructure projects of the government of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) as part of a strategy to promote economic development in southeastern Mexico.
With this new interoceanic communications route, Mexico aims to boost international trade by connecting Asia to the east coast of the United States and Europe through this passage, the country’s narrowest point connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic and designed to rival the Panama Canal.
With information from agencies.
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