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Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens
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2025 Oaxaca train derailment
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News | Transport
Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens
Mexico’s Navy says the train was carrying 250 people when it derailed partially near the town of Nizanda in Oaxaca.
Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday [Rusvel Rasgado/AFP]
By Ted Regencia and News Agencies
Published On 29 Dec 2025
29 Dec 2025
A train carrying 250 people has derailed partially in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 people and injuring 98, according to officials.
The Mexican Navy said that the Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz went off the rails on Sunday as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda.
It said that 98 people were injured and that, “unfortunately, 13 people lost their lives”.
The train was carrying nine crew members and 241 passengers at the time of the accident. Of those on board, 139 were reported to be out of danger, while 36 of the 98 injured were still receiving medical assistance.
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Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens
Mexico’s Navy says the train was carrying 250 people when it derailed partially near the town of Nizanda in Oaxaca.
Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday [Rusvel Rasgado/AFP]
By Ted Regencia and News Agencies
Published On 29 Dec 2025
29 Dec 2025
A train carrying 250 people has derailed partially in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 people and injuring 98, according to officials.
The Mexican Navy said that the Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz went off the rails on Sunday as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda.
It said that 98 people were injured and that, “unfortunately, 13 people lost their lives”.
The train was carrying nine crew members and 241 passengers at the time of the accident. Of those on board, 139 were reported to be out of danger, while 36 of the 98 injured were still receiving medical assistance.
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