At least 23 killed as Mexico City metro overpass collapses 2 minutes read
Mexico City, May 4 (EFE).- At least 23 people have been killed and 49 hospitalized after a Mexico City metro overpass collapsed, causing two subway wagons to drop down onto a busy road late Monday.
Local residents took to social media to criticize authorities, saying they had repeatedly warned about structural issues at the overpass on Line 12, between the stations of Olivos and Tezoncos, following the large earthquake that hit the Mexican capital in September 2017.
“Unfortunately, what happened was a beam collapsed when a train passed over it, all investigations will be conducted to find out what caused this accident,” Mexico City Governor Claudia Sheinbaum told the press at the scene of the accident.
At least 50 injured as Mexico City Metro bridge collapses 1 minute read
Mexico City, May 3 (EFE).- At least 50 people were injured when a bridge on the elevated track of Mexico City’s Metro at Olivos station collapsed Monday night and two wagons fell on a busy avenue.
Mexico City Government Secretary Jose Alfonso Suarez del Real, said casualties are being transferred to hospitals in Tlahuac and Iztapalapa and that no deaths had been reported as of publication time.
The first video images show how two subway cars fell on the road where dozens of vehicles were circulating at the time.