Subway trains collision in Mexico City kills one, injures 57

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Two subway trains have collided in Mexico City&comma; killing at least one person and injuring 57&comma; authorities announced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on her Twitter account that the accident happened on Line 3 of the capital’s Metro system&comma; without specifying the cause of the incident between the Potrero and La Raza stations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ms Sheinbaum said one person was killed and 16 were taken to hospitals for injuries&comma; but officials later raised the number of injured to 41&comma; and then 57&period; Four people who were trapped inside the trains were rescued&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dozens of police and soldiers swarmed into the nearby subway stations&comma; while ambulances and rescue teams arrived to treat the injured&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Edgar Montiel&comma; an electrician who was on one on the trains&comma; said he felt lucky because he had decided at the last minute to enter the next-to-last car rather than the rearmost car&comma; which was smashed up in the crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It sounded very strong&period; I just closed my eyes when I felt the sheets of the car bend and throw me&comma;” Mr Montiel told The Associated Press&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said he remained on the floor of the car with several passengers amid screams and cries asked for help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The power went out to the subway and a lot of smoke began to come out that was suffocating us&period; We could not breathe well&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Montiel&comma; who had injuries to his left arm and leg&comma; said the occupants of his car had to wait about 30 minutes until paramedics arrived to tend to the injured and help everyone exit the car&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In lamenting the accident&comma; Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on his Twitter account that the federal government was supporting the city officials dealing with accident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In May 2021&comma; an elevated section of the subway system collapsed&comma; causing 26 deaths and injuring nearly 100 people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ece9514a58b">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ece9514a58b'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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