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Mexico City subway trains collide, killing 1, injuring 41 | Mexico City subway trains collide, killing 1, injuring 41 |
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MEXICO CITY — A two-train subway collision in Mexico City killed a male passenger, injured 41 people and disrupted service Wednesday on the bustling metro system serving this megalopolis of over 20 million people. | MEXICO CITY — A two-train subway collision in Mexico City killed a male passenger, injured 41 people and disrupted service Wednesday on the bustling metro system serving this megalopolis of over 20 million people. |
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said via Twitter that one of the trains apparently reversed into the other by accident the previous night, shortly before midnight. | Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said via Twitter that one of the trains apparently reversed into the other by accident the previous night, shortly before midnight. |
Twenty-five of the injured were treated at the scene, and the other 16 were taken to hospitals, Sheinbaum said. All the injuries were “light to medium” and not life-threatening. Hours later, Mexico City prosecutor Rosa Icela Rodríguez said that only four of the 16 remained in hospitals. | |
She said the cause of the crash was under investigation. | |
Metro authorities said the two drivers of the trains were among those hurt. | Metro authorities said the two drivers of the trains were among those hurt. |
Mexico City Metro director Florencia Serranía said at a news conference that the “black boxes” from both trains, which will provide a “second-by-second” record of what happened, were turned over to the city prosecutor’s office and their information appeared to be intact. | |
Workers had separated the stacked metro cars and were working to clear the track. She said she expected the line to be ready for service Thursday morning. | |
Serranía said the accident occurred 20 minutes before the end of service Tuesday night when one train was headed to the garage to prepare for Wednesday morning service. | |
She added that an international expert had been hired to conduct an independent review of the incident. | |
Images of the accident published in local media showed wrecked subway cars derailed in the Tacubaya underground station, and rescuers carrying people away. | Images of the accident published in local media showed wrecked subway cars derailed in the Tacubaya underground station, and rescuers carrying people away. |
The Mexico City Metro system, one of the world’s largest and most transited, has seen at least two serious accidents since it opened five decades ago. | The Mexico City Metro system, one of the world’s largest and most transited, has seen at least two serious accidents since it opened five decades ago. |
In 2015 a train failed to brake in time and smashed into another at the Oceania station in the city’s north, injuring 12 people. Authorities later blamed “double human error.” | In 2015 a train failed to brake in time and smashed into another at the Oceania station in the city’s north, injuring 12 people. Authorities later blamed “double human error.” |
In the most serious incident, two trains collided at the Viaducto station in 1975, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 70, according to the national newspaper El Universal. | In the most serious incident, two trains collided at the Viaducto station in 1975, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 70, according to the national newspaper El Universal. |
Tacubaya is a key station for the Metro system, with three of its 11 lines intersecting there, and there were disruptions during the Wednesday morning commute. | Tacubaya is a key station for the Metro system, with three of its 11 lines intersecting there, and there were disruptions during the Wednesday morning commute. |
Metro authorities said service on Line 1 would be reduced throughout the day with Tacubaya and a neighboring station out of action and 45 buses deployed to bridge the gap of about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). | Metro authorities said service on Line 1 would be reduced throughout the day with Tacubaya and a neighboring station out of action and 45 buses deployed to bridge the gap of about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). |
Serranía told Milenio television that about five cars on each train were damaged. | |
Mexico City’s Metro system transported more than 1.6 billion passengers in 2018, according to official figures, or about 4.4 million per day. | Mexico City’s Metro system transported more than 1.6 billion passengers in 2018, according to official figures, or about 4.4 million per day. |
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Associated Press writer Mark Stevenson contributed to this report. | Associated Press writer Mark Stevenson contributed to this report. |
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. |