At least 13 people killed and 98 injured in train derailment in Mexico

"At least 13 people were killed when a train derailed in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, in an accident which is likely to revive opposition criticisms of the speed and dealings with which the country's government builds its flagship public works projects. The incident took place on the Interoceanic Train, which was built to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, creating an alternative rail cargo route to the Panama canal intended to drive development."

"Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that another 98 of the 250 people on the train were injured, five of them critically, adding that she would travel to Oaxaca later in the day to talk to those affected and rigorously clarify what caused this accident. The Interoceanic Train was one of the flagship infrastructure projects of Sheinbaum's predecessor and ally, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known as Amlo, whose term finished last year."

At least 13 were killed and 98 of 250 passengers were injured, five critically, after a derailment on the Interoceanic Train near Nizanda, Oaxaca. President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would travel to Oaxaca to speak with those affected and clarify the cause. The Interoceanic Train links the Atlantic and Pacific across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as an alternative rail cargo route to the Panama canal intended to drive development. Both the Interoceanic and Mayan Trains were flagship projects of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, overseen by the Mexican military and rushed toward inauguration, raising safety concerns after several incidents this year.

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