Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring 98
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MEXICO CITY — Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.
The Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz went off the rails Sunday as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda.
“The Mexican Navy has informed me that, tragically, 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train accident,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum posted on X, adding that 98 people were injured, five of them seriously.
She said she instructed the secretary of the navy and the undersecretary of human rights of the Ministry of the Interior to travel to the site and personally assist the families.
Oaxaca Gov. Salomon Jara said on X that several government agencies had reached the site of the accident to assist the injured.
Officials said 241 passengers and nine crew members were on the train when the accident occurred.
The Interoceanic Train was inaugurated in 2023 by then-President Andres Manuel López Obrador. The rail service is part of a broader push to boost train travel in southern Mexico and develop infrastructure along the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a narrow stretch of land between the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.
The government plans to turn the isthmus into a strategic corridor for international trade, with ports and rail lines that can connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Interoceanic Train runs from the port of Salina Cruz on the Pacific to Coatzacoalcos, covering about 180 miles.
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