A passenger train derailment in Mexico’s south-western Oaxaca region has left at least 13 people dead and nearly 100 injured, authorities reported.
The train, carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members on a route connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, derailed while navigating a curve near the town of Nizanda. Photos from the scene showed several cars off the tracks, partially tilted over the side of a cliff, as rescue workers assisted survivors.
According to the Mexican navy, 98 people were injured, 36 of whom were hospitalized, including five in serious condition. President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that top officials, including the Secretary of the Navy, were en route to the crash site.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the cause of the derailment. The accident is one of the deadliest recent rail disasters in the country, drawing renewed attention to transportation safety.
