Train accident in southern Mexico leaves at least 13 dead
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Mexican authorities said on Sunday that at least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic Train carrying 250 people derailed in the southern state of Oaxaca. The Mexican Navy said the train, which derailed near the town of Nizanda,
Survivors and families of the victims of a deadly train crash in southern Mexico are demanding answers as the government vows to investigate what caused a train to derail on a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.
Residents were told to ‘shelter in place’ and to turn off their HVAC systems despite freezing morning temperatures.
The train’s main line only came into service in 2023, under a new program aiming to create an alternative to the Panama Canal.
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Thirteen people were killed, and nearly 100 others were injured, after a train derailed in Mexico on Dec. 28. The train was carrying 250 people, including nine crew members, when it derailed in Oaxaca.
A train derailment in southern Kentucky left over 30 rail cars off the tracks. No injuries have been reported.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend, killing 13 people and injuring 98 others, the latest in a series of accidents that have put pressure on her government to improve the safety of flagship projects.
Upper Peninsula dam’s condition and regulatory trajectory “mirror” the failures that preceded the 2020 disaster, agency warns.
No people were injured in the accident, despite a partial derailment. As elephant habitat shrinks, such deadly encounters are on the rise.
Thousands of people have had their travel plans disrupted after cancellations on Tuesday - but some passengers, including Francis Collings who spoke to Sky News, have been stuck on a service all evening.