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This Saturday morning the Collision of two trains of the Mexico City Metro that he left as balance one dead and more than 30 injured.
The head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaumconfirmed the incident through his social network Twitter, while the Secretary of Government, Matí Batres, reported that four people were “pressed“ after the crash and only one of them lost her life; she is a woman of approximately 25 years.
“There was registered a collision between trains on Line 3 of the Metro, emergency services on site. The Secretaries of Government, Citizen Security, Comprehensive Risk Management, and the Director of the Metro arriving at the scene. I’m reporting and on my way. More information soon,” he posted on Twitter.
There was a crash between trains on Metro Line 3, emergency services on site. The Secretaries of Government, Citizen Security, Comprehensive Risk Management, and the Director of the Metro arriving at the scene. I’m reporting and on my way. More information soon.— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) January 7, 2023
Sheinbaum added that he instructed the director of the Metro, Guillermo Calderón, as well as the Secretary of Citizen Security, Omar Garcia Harfuchthat clearly inform society about what happened.
We are already at the scene of the incident, they report 10 injured people taken to hospitals, 4 people alive pressed who are being rescued and apparently one person deceased. We will keep reporting. pic.twitter.com/2UTLquqGn3—Martí Batres (@martibatres) January 7, 2023
The President of the Mexican Republic, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, regretted the accident and sent his condolences to the relatives of the deceased person, as well as solidarity to the injured. In addition, she confirmed that the mishap is being attended by public servants.
I regret the accident in the Mexico City Metro. According to what they inform me, unfortunately one person lost his life and there are several injured. My condolences and my solidarity.— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) January 7, 2023
It’s known that all the people who were injured were taken to different hospitals and none, for now, is in danger of death. So far, the Mexican authorities have not revealed the causes of this accident.