13 killed, dozens injured as train derails in southern Mexico

At least 13 people were killed and nearly 100 people were injured after an Interoceanic Train derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Mexican Navy said the train, which derailed near the town of Nizanda, was carrying 250 people, including nine crew members and 241 passengers.

Of those on board, 193 were reported to be out of danger, while 98 were injured, including 36 who were receiving medical assistance.

According to the Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, five of the injured were in critical condition. She added on X that senior officials had been dispatched to the site to assist the families of those killed.

The ⁠accident happened between the ‌towns of Chivela ‍and Nizanda in the ​southern state ​of Oaxaca, on a line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico, on Sunday.

During extensive search and rescue operations, the navy said it deployed a total of 360 personnel, 20 vehicles, four ground ambulances, three air ambulances, and one tactical drone, according to a report by Sky News.

An investigation into the incident has already been opened, Attorney General ​Ernestina Godoy Ramos said in a post on social media.