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A train carrying 250 passengers derailed in Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca, while traveling on the main line connecting Veracruz and Salina Cruz.
The navy reported that 36 individuals required hospitalization, while others sustained minor injuries. In response, hundreds of naval personnel and rescue vehicles were dispatched to the site.
An inquiry is set to be launched to uncover the cause of the derailment, according to Mexico’s Attorney General Ernestina Godoy, who shared this information on X.
Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, commented on the incident via X, stating she has directed the Secretary of the Navy and the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Human Rights to visit the area and provide support to affected families.
The Interoceanic Train, operated by Mexico’s Navy, serves as a crucial link between the country’s Pacific and Gulf coasts. This main line was inaugurated in 2023 as part of an initiative by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stimulate economic growth in southern Mexico and offer a cargo transport alternative to the Panama Canal.
Managed by Mexico’s Navy, the Interoceanic Train links Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts. Its main line only came into service in 2023, under a new program by then-Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador to promote economic development in southern Mexico and create an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo transport.