Mexican overpass collapses killing 20 including kids as passengers remain trapped
At least 20 people have been killed in the rail disaster near Olivos Station in Las Arboledas, in which an overpass carrying Mexico City metro train cars collapsed on to a road
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Horrifying photos from the scene show the extent of the damage (Image: Reuters)
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Follow live updates on the train crash in Mexico City. A subway overpass collapsed on Monday night in Mexico City, sending the cars of a passenger train plunging to the ground and killing at least 23 people, including children, the city’s mayor said. At least 70 others were transported to hospitals with injuries. Here’s what we know about what happened: A rail overpass collapsed. The crash occurred at 10:22 p.m. on one of the city’s newest.
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Crews worked to untangle subway cars that dangled from a Mexico City overpass Tuesday after a collapse killed at least 24 people in the deadliest accident in the history of one of the world s busiest subway systems.
The overpass collapsed late Monday, sending subway cars plunging from the city s newest subway line toward a busy boulevard. Rescuers brought in a crane to stabilize the wreckage so they could safely continue the operation.
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CHILDREN are among the 23 people killed in a train disaster after tracks collapsed onto the road in Mexico.
The overpass in Mexico City fell overnight - splitting a train in two and leaving it hanging dangerously over a road.
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The overpass in Mexico City fell overnight - splitting a train in two and leaving it hanging dangerously over a roadCredit: Reuters
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This is the moment the train tracks collapsedCredit: Sky News
Forty-nine people were rushed to hospital, and emergency crews have desperately scoured through the rubble looking for survivors.
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed kids had been killed in the disaster, as well as providing an updated death toll.
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Crews worked to untangle subway cars that dangled from a Mexico City overpass Tuesday after a collapse killed at least 24 people in the deadliest accident in the history of one of the world s busiest subway systems.
The overpass collapsed late Monday, sending subway cars plunging from the city s newest subway line toward a busy boulevard. Rescuers brought in a crane to stabilize the wreckage so they could safely continue the operation.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador expressed condolences and solidarity to the families of the victims and to residents of Tláhuac, the borough where the accident took place. He promised a thorough probe of the tragedy.