13 killed, nearly 100 injured after train derails in Mexico
Officials said the train was carrying 241 passengers and nine staff members when it derailed while moving around a curve near the town of Nizanda.
At least 13 people lost their lives and 98 others were hurt after the Interoceanic Train went off the tracks on Sunday in southern Mexico. The accident stopped train movement on an important railway route that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico. Officials said the train was carrying 241 passengers and nine staff members when it derailed while moving around a curve near the town of Nizanda. This area lies on the border between the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, according to AFP.
Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara said in a post on X that several state agencies rushed to the spot to help rescue the injured and manage the situation.
The Interoceanic Train began operations in 2023 during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. It is part of a larger plan by the Mexican government to improve railway travel in the southern part of the country and to develop the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The government wants to turn this narrow strip of land into a major trade route by building ports and rail links that can move goods between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Interoceanic Train currently runs between the Pacific port city of Salina Cruz and Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf coast, covering about 290 kilometres.
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