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CNN  5/4/21

Mexico City subway overpass collapses, killing at least 23 and injuring dozens

 

 

(CNN)An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City late Monday, killing at least 23 people, including children, according to local government officials.

 

At least 70 people have been hospitalized, seven of whom are in serious condition, officials added.

 

The train was traveling on an elevated part of the city's rapid transit system on the newest Line 12, also known as the Golden Line, when part of the overpass collapsed onto traffic below, Mexico's Secretariat of Risk Management and Civil Protection said.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

New York, NY Times,  5/4/21:

 

 

 

   Mexico’s President Vows Inquiry After Deadly Train Crash    

 

 

 

A subway overpass collapsed late Monday in the Mexican capital, sending a train plunging to the ground, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens more. 

 

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What we know about the Mexico City train crash

[KevinKorell]

As with any breaking news of a major catastrophe, the injured and death count will be fluid for a while.  From NBC News, 5/4/21:

 

 

    At least 27 dead after Mexico City subway overpass collapses  

 

 

A Mexico City subway train overpass collapsed onto a busy road below on Monday night, killing at least 27 people, including children, authorities said. More than 60 people were injured.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Railways, Track, & Structures, 5/5/21:

 

 

     Rail overpass that collapsed in Mexico City has been a ticking time bomb, needed ‘ongoing maintenance’  

 

 

As cranes were removing two train cars that were left hanging from a light-rail overpass that collapsed on May 3, Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador promised a thorough and open investigation on the cause of the accident.

 

Further update

[KevinKorell]

Los Angeles, CA Times, 5/7/21:

 

 

   He switched subway cars to be closer to the exit. It probably saved his life.    

 

 

A decision to change cars to be closer to a station exit may have saved Erik Bravo, who survived the collapse of an elevated subway line in Mexico City that killed 25 people and injured about 80 others.

 

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[KevinKorell]

BN Americas, 5/10/21:

 

 

    Mexico City metro collapse must refocus priorities – experts  

 

 

Experts are worrying the collapse of an overpass of Mexico City’s metro line No. 12 will lead to a stigma that could force authorities to abandon or deeply alter planned transport projects.

 

Here is more.

[KevinKorell]

Deccan Herald, 7/4/21:
 

 

   Mexico City ups compensation amount for train collapse victims' families   

Mexico City officials said on Saturday financial support would be increased for the families of victims who died after a metro railway line collapsed onto a busy street for a total of nearly 2 million pesos ($1,01,225).

 

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[KevinKorell]

Al Jazeera, 9/7/21:

 

 

    Missing bolts contributed to Mexico City metro collapse: Report 

 

 

A deadly Mexico City metro collapse in May was caused in part by missing bolts in the beams of an overpass that already had deficiencies before an important earthquake, an independent auditor’s report released on Tuesday by the city government has found.

 

Update

[KevinKorell]

BBC, 9/17/21:

 

 

 

   Mexico metro collapse: 'All I ever wanted was for my son to come home'     

 

 

Just outside the Olivos metro station in Mexico City, there is a haunting reminder of the darkest day in the capital's transit system: a gaping hole in the overhead track of Line 12.

 

Thick electrical wires hang between the concrete support columns, daylight visible where the overpass once stood.

 

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