Government Announces Independent Inquiry Into Interoceanic Train Accident
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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the head of the Railway Regulatory Agency (ARTF), Andrés Lajous, reported on Monday that the unit is working on a report that will be public about the events that led to the derailment of the Interoceanic Train, on December 28, 2025, in Oaxaca, where 14 people died. The president explained that she will also seek an international certification to support the resumption of service before returning t…
The head of the Interoceanic Train and Integrated Public Transport Agency (Attrapi), Andrés Lajous Loaeza, said on Monday that the investigation into the accident on the Interoceanic Train in which 14 people were killed was completed and recalled that before the passenger service is again put into operation a private company will carry out a comprehensive certification of the infrastructure to know their physical condition.After President Claudi…
One month after the derailment of the Interoceanic Train, the FGR shared a report of its investigation, in which it pointed out the speeding, allegedly caused by a human error, as the cause of this tragedy. However, shortly after the report presented by Attorney General Ernestina Godoy, El País made known the key points contained in the arrest warrant, where it detected possible faults, although the angular piece for the Prosecutor’s Office is s…
COMMUNICATE Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax. February 2, 2026.- Governor Solomon Jara Cruz indicated that the preliminary report presented by the Attorney General's Office on the Interoceanic Train accident shows that the government of the Fourth Transformation guarantees the right to truth and justice, acting without impunity and prioritizing the reparation of the damage to the victims. In a press conference, the State Secretary pointed out that the blac…
The National Action Party (PAN) accused the official investigation into the Interoceanic Train derailment that occurred on December 28 in Oaxaca of lacking credibility and potentially covering up higher-level responsibilities within the railway project. Through its national leader, Jorge Romero Herrera, the PAN maintained that the Attorney General's Office prematurely presented a definitive version of the accident, attributing the cause solely t…
Denise Dresser (*) The Interoceanic Train tragedy is not a bolt from the blue. It is not an isolated error, nor an “unfortunate incident,” nor an inevitable tragedy. It is the most recent manifestation of a pattern that Mexico knows well: public works built with political haste, operated with technical disregard, and investigated with institutional cover-up. […]
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