Local media reported the trains collided in a tunnel between the stations of Potrero and La Raza on the north-south line three. theSun thesundaily MexicoCitytunnel metrotrains Potrero LaRaza
: Two metro trains collided in a Mexico City tunnel Saturday, killing one person and injuring 16, authorities in the megacity of 20 million reported.
Local media reported the trains collided in a tunnel between the stations of Potrero and La Raza on the north-south line three. “Sixteen people were taken to hospitals... So far, one death has regrettably been reported,“ Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter.Inaugurated in 1969, the Mexico City Metro covers 226 kilometers with 195 stations on 12 different lines.However, the metro system has been the subject of much criticism for a lack of maintenance.
In the most serious of a series of failures, a metro bridge collapsed in May 2021, killing 26 people and injuring dozens.
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