A Mexican train with over two hundred people on board derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca.
According to Sky News, the authorities have said that at least 13 people have been killed and almost 100 were injured in the incident.
As per the Mexican Navy, which controls the route, the train carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members was travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean when it derailed in the southwestern Oaxaca region on Sunday, December 28.
Among the 98 injured, 36 were hospitalised for medical assistance.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a post on X, wrote that five of the injured are in critical condition.
Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara Cruz stated, “Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara Cruz. From the state government, we express our most heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this unfortunate accident."
“All our support and commitment to the families who were travelling today on the Interoceanic Train. We send our deepest sympathies to their families,” the governor wrote on X.
360 personnel, 20 vehicles, four ground ambulances, three air ambulances, and one tactical drone took part in the extensive search and rescue operation. Footage from the site of the incident showed rescue workers helping passengers to come out of the derailed train as the wounded are carried on stretchers.
