One deceased and more than fifty injured is the result of a collision between two subway convoys of the Mexico City happened in the La Raza area, in the north of the capital. “This Saturday at 9:16 a.m. there was an accident on metro line 3 between two trains that resulted in a collision between the La Raza and Potrero metro stations,” said the mayor of the capital Claudia Sheinbaum during a visit this late to the scene.
According to Sheinbaum, 57 people were injured and have been admitted to seven hospitals in the capital. He confirmed the death of a woman named Yaretzi whose relatives have already been notified, but did not give more details. He clarified that only one person is serious: the driver of one of the convoys that hit.
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The Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the events to find out what exactly happened. The crash occurred at 09:16 local time this Saturday (15:16 GMT) between the Potrero and La Raza stations, in one of the busiest lines of the subway in the capital of Mexicoalthough because it was a weekend it was not going to its maximum capacity.
The accident adds to others in the subway; The most serious occurred on May 3, 2021, when an elevated bridge on the line collapsed, in the Tláhuac City Hall, in the south of the Mexican capital, causing the wagon to fall onto the highway, leaving 26 dead and a hundred others. wounded.