The one that runs along the Isthmus of Tehuantepec derailed this Sunday morning near the town of Nizanda, in the State of Oaxaca, as confirmed by the Secretary of the Navy. There were 250 people traveling on the train: 241 passengers and 9 crew members. So far, authorities have not reported the number of injuries after the accident.
The derailment occurred when the main train left the track. The convoy is made up of two locomotives and four passenger cars. The train traveled on Line Z, which goes from Salina Cruz, in Oaxaca, to Coatzacoalcos, in the State of Veracruz. The line is owned by the Mexican Government and is part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Interoceanic Corridor project, which since 2023 seeks to reactivate the railways in southern Mexico.
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has sent a message on her social networks in which she assures that the emergency bodies are attending to the passengers affected by the derailment. “We are attentive to the work of the Ministry of the Navy to support users of the Interoceanic Corridor. SICT, IMSS-Bienestar and the state government participate,” he wrote.
The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec reports that a railway event was recorded near Nizanda, Oaxaca, on Line Z, in which 9 crew members and 241 passengers were traveling, aboard two locomotives and four carriages…
— SEMAR México (@SEMAR_mx)
