Mexico City: One person was killed and 57 others were injured after two trains collided on Metro Line 3 in Mexico City on Saturday, El Universal reported citing the head of the government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum. The incident between the metro trains happened between La Raza and Potrero stations. Addressing a press conference, Claudia Sheinbaum expressed solidarity with those receiving treatment in hospitals and the families of the young woman who died in the train collision, according to Mexico-based newspaper El Universal.
According to Sheinbaum, the driver of the train was the most seriously injured. According to the report of El Universal, four people trapped in the train were rescued and admitted to the hospital.
Claudia Sheinbaum reported the incident in a tweet, saying, “The accident happened between trains on Metro Line 3 and emergency services on site. The Secretary of Government, Civil Protection, Comprehensive Risk Management and the director of Metro arrived at the scene.” sight. I’m reporting and on my way. More info soon.”
The accident happened between trains on Metro Line 3, emergency services were on site. Secretaries to the Government, Civil Defence, Comprehensive Risk Management, and the Director of Metro rushed to the spot. I’m reporting and on my way. More info soon. — Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein) January 7, 2023
In another tweet, Sheinbaum said, “I have instructed the Secretary of Civil Defense to report the incidents on Line 3 as soon as possible. I am in contact with him.”
He tweeted, “I am at the Potrero metro station where the accident happened. We will provide you with more information soon. I am accompanied by six cabinet secretaries and Gustavo A. Madero, the mayor of Francisco Chiguil.”
Meanwhile, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tweeted, “I am sorry about the accident in the Mexico City Metro. According to the information they have given me, unfortunately one person has lost his life and several have been injured. My Condolences and my solidarity.”
In another tweet, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said, “From the beginning, Mexico City’s public servants attending the accident have our full support.”