MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico Metropolis, killing at the least one particular person and injuring 41, authorities stated.
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum stated on her Twitter account that the accident occurred on Line 3 of the capital’s Metro system, with out specifying the reason for the crash between the Potrero and La Raza stations.
Sheinbaum stated one lady was killed and 57 individuals injured, who had been taken to seven hospitals. 4 individuals had been trapped within the wreckage for a time, together with one practice driver, who was reported in severe situation. Late within the afternoon, the mayor stated 26 of the injured had been launched.
Dozens of police and troopers swarmed into the close by subway stations, whereas ambulances and rescue groups arrived to deal with the injured.
Edgar Montiel, an electrician who was on one on the trains, stated he felt fortunate as a result of he had determined on the final minute to enter the next-to-last automobile reasonably than the rearmost automobile, which was smashed up within the crash.
“It sounded very sturdy. I simply closed my eyes after I felt the sheets of the automobile bend and throw me,” Montiel informed The Related Press.
He stated he remained on the ground of the automobile with a number of passengers amid screams and cries requested for assist.
“The ability went out to the subway and numerous smoke started to return out that was suffocating us. We couldn’t breathe properly,” he stated.
Montiel, who had his left arm and shoulder bandaged, stated the occupants of his automobile needed to wait about half-hour till paramedics arrived to are likely to the injured and assist everybody exit the automobile.
In lamenting the accident, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated on his Twitter account that the federal authorities was supporting the town officers coping with accident.
In Could 2021, an elevated part of the subway system collapsed, inflicting 26 deaths and injuring almost 100 individuals. An investigation blamed the structural failure on deficiencies within the development course of, and 10 former officers have been charged with murder, harm and harm to property.
The Mexico Metropolis subway system has 226.5 kilometers (141 miles) of observe and 195 stations. It serves a median of 4.6 million passengers on daily basis.