politics
December 30, 2025
Presidenta de México visitará a heridos tras accidente ferroviario
La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, anunció que este lunes viajará al estado de Oaxaca para visitar a las personas heridas en el accidente ferroviario que dejó al menos 13 muertos, tras el descarrilamiento del tren interoceánico, una de las principales obras de infraestructura impulsadas por el gobierno del expresidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
TL;DR
- A train derailment on the interoceanic railway in Mexico caused at least 13 fatalities and injured passengers.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum will visit the injured in Oaxaca.
- The train was carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members.
- The interoceanic railway, inaugurated in 2023, aims to compete with the Panama Canal for cargo transport.
- The Fiscalía General de la República and the Agencia Reguladora del Transporte Ferroviario are investigating the incident.
- One locomotive derailed, causing four carriages to also derail, with one falling approximately 6.5 meters.
- The railway system uses an inspection vehicle before each journey, and the tracks were reported to be in good condition.