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At Least 13 Dead in Passenger Train Derailment in Mexico

Published December 29, 2025, 07:13
At Least 13 Dead in Passenger Train Derailment in Mexico

At least 13 people have died and 36 are hospitalized after a passenger train derailed in southern Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca. The train was carrying a total of 250 people, including 241 passengers and 9 crew members. Authorities have announced that 193 passengers are out of danger. The train, which connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean, was inaugurated in 2023 as a major infrastructure project for the economic development of the region. The line carries both goods and passengers.