politics
diciembre 29, 2025
Accidente ferroviario en México dejó al menos 13 personas muertas y 98 heridas
México está de luto luego de un trágico accidente de tren registrado este 28 de diciembre en el estado de Oaxaca, sur del país.
TL;DR
- A train accident occurred on December 28th in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 13 people died, and 98 were injured.
- The train was carrying 250 people and was en route from Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.
- The accident happened on the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec route.
- Injured individuals are being treated in hospitals in Matías Romero, Salina Cruz, Juchitán, and Ixtepec.
- The route, inaugurated in 2023, connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific and transports cargo and passengers.
- Investigations into the cause of the accident are being conducted by the Navy and the Prosecutor's Office.
- A similar incident involving a train on this route and a truck occurred on December 20th in Chiapas, with no fatalities.
- This railway is a significant infrastructure project of the previous administration aimed at boosting economic development in southeastern Mexico.