Mexico: Collision of two trains leaves one dead and 23 injured

At least one person died and 23 injured left this Saturday a shock between two trains of the Ciudad de Mexicoinformed the authorities of this megacity of 20 million inhabitants.

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“So far they report an unfortunate death, 23 people injured in hospitals”said the mayor of the capital, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Twitter.

The accident occurred between the Potrero and La Raza stations, which belong to Metro Line 3, which runs from the north to the south of the city. According to press reports, the trains collided in the tunnel that connects both stations.

Local television footage showed injured people being treated in ambulances and dozens of passengers being evicted from the tracks.

An injured woman is carried out of the Indios Verdes subway station after two trains collided in Mexico City on January 7, 2023. (Photo: CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP) (CLAUDIO CRUZ/)

The Mexico City Metro was inaugurated in 1969 and has an extension of 226 kilometers and 195 stations on 12 different lines. In 2021, the authorities calculated that it moved a total of 837 million passengers.

However, it has been criticized for lack of maintenance and investment and the accidents that have occurred inside.

The most serious of these occurred on May 4, 2021 when a Metro bridge collapsed along with a convoy, causing the death of 26 people and injuring hundreds.

Source: Elcomercio