The CCTV images broadcast by the Mexican media are impressive.
We see an aerial walkway of the Mexico City metro suddenly collapsing, Tuesday, May 3, in the middle of the traffic of cars.
According to the authorities, this tragedy caused the death of 13 people and left 70 injured.
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Moment exacto del colapso de la estación Olivos, of Línea 12 del Metro de Ciudad de México.
De momento contabilizan seis muertos y 80 lesionados.
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- AlTiempo (@altiemposv) May 4, 2021
This accident happened near Olivos station, on metro line 12 in the south of the capital.
Local televisions showed dozens of firefighters and rescuers struggling through the night to extricate train passengers amid rubble, cables and twisted pieces of metal.
With Reuters and AFP
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