An elevated section of the Mexico City metro has collapsed and sent a subway carriage plunging towards a busy road, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, city officials said.
Rescuers searched a carriage left dangling from the overpass for hours for anyone who might be trapped, but the effort was suspended early on Tuesday because of safety concerns. A crane was brought in to help shore it up.
“We don’t know if they are alive,” city mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said of the people possibly trapped inside the carriage following one of the deadliest accidents to hit the subway system, which is among the busiest in the world.