MEXICO CITY — Two subway trains collided between two stations Jan. 7 in Mexico City, killing at least one person and injuring 41, the Associated Press reported. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the accident happened on Line 3 of the capital’s Metro system, without specifying the cause of the crash between the Potrero and La Raza stations.
Sheinbaum said one woman was killed and 57 people injured, who were taken to seven hospitals. Four people were trapped in the wreckage for a time, including one motorman, who was reported in serious condition. Late in the afternoon 26 of the injured had been released.
Dozens of police and soldiers swarmed into the nearby subway stations, while ambulances and rescue teams arrived to treat the injured.
In May 2021, an elevated section of the subway system collapsed, causing 26 deaths and injuring nearly 100 people [see “At least 23 killed …,” Trains News Wire, May 4, 2021]. An investigation blamed the structural failure on deficiencies in the construction process, and 10 former officials have been charged with homicide, injury and damage to property, the AP said.
The Mexico City subway system has 141 miles of track and 195 stations. It serves an average of 4.6 million passengers per day.
