Rescue workers try to pull out survivors of the rail overpass collapse in Mexico City.
Death and injury resulted from a subway bridge collapse in Mexico City.
Yesterday, at 10:22 p.m., a bridge supporting a moving Mexico City subway train collapsed, causing the train to dive on to the ground below. The death toll was at least 23 and over 70 were injured, according The New York Times. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s mayor, reported that those who died included children.
The Times reports that this elevated subway bridge was relatively new, having been completed in 2012. However, there were allegations of poor construction methods shortly after it opened. Then, a major earthquake hit Mexico City in 2017, causing cracks in the concrete structure of the overpass. One resident said that the cracks had been repaired, but he didn’t know anything about the extent of the repairs.