Train derailment in Mexico: death toll rises to 14
Kyiv • UNN
A woman died in hospital from injuries sustained during the derailment of a passenger train in southern Mexico. The total death toll from the accident has risen to 14.
A woman died in the hospital on Thursday from injuries sustained when a passenger train derailed in southern Mexico last weekend. The death toll has risen to 14. This was reported by the Associated Press, according to UNN.
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A woman died on Thursday from injuries sustained when a passenger train derailed in southern Mexico last weekend, bringing the death toll from the accident to 14.
The Mexican Navy, which operates the train, reported that the 73-year-old woman was receiving treatment for injuries sustained in Sunday's derailment of the interoceanic train connecting the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. The Navy did not provide details about her injuries or where she was being treated.
There were 250 people on board the train, which derailed while rounding a bend near the town of Nizanda in Oaxaca state. More than 100 people were injured.
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On Sunday, December 28, in the state of Oaxaca, southern Mexico, a train carrying at least 250 people derailed. 13 people died, 98 were injured, and 36 of them are receiving medical care.