Mexico: At least 20 dead and 70 injured after the collapse of a subway bridge

At least 20 people have died and 70 have been injured on Monday night in the collapse of Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro, as confirmed by local authorities. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. ( local time), on Tláhuac avenue, at the height of Olivos station, when the overpass of the rails has collapsed with the subway, according to the Mexican media 'La Jornada'. Rescue teams have come to the place who are working to care for the affected people and rescue others who would have been trapped between the wagons, including Civil Protection of the Government of Mexico, the Ministry of Health and the Government of Mexico City. The 70 injured that the Secretariat has confirmed of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection of Mexico City are being transferred to the Hospital de Especialidades Belisario Domínguez, Hospital General de Tláhuac and Hospital General de Iztapalapa. ico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has reported the accident through her Twitter profile, in a publication in which she has warned that she was moving to the place. «What happened was the expiration of a trab at the time it was happening a train. All the investigations will be carried out until the causes are known, "Sheinbaum told the media already in place. The head of government of Mexico City has advanced that for the moment the rescue has been interrupted because the train" is very weak ”and a crane is expected to continue.