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Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, an elevated railroad collapsed and the subway passing above it crashed down.
So far, 23 people have died and dozens have been injured.
This is Jung Hye-kyung.
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overpass on the left side of the
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screen suddenly flashes and collapses downward.
The orange subway train running on it also crashed along with a collapsed overpass.
Around 10:25 pm on the 3rd of Mexico's local time, an overpass near Olivos Station on subway line 12 in the southern region of Mexico City, the capital, collapsed.
Mexico's Civil Protection Agency says at least 23 people have been killed and dozens have been taken to hospitals in the accident.
The number of casualties is expected to increase further as work is underway to rescue those trapped in the rubble.
The Mexico City subway is said to be the largest public transportation vehicle in the Americas after the New York subway, used by more than 4 million people a day.
Although the specific cause of the accident has not yet been identified, local media reports that a strong earthquake in Mexico in September 2017 may have caused structural damage to the pillars of the overpass in this section.
At the time of the earthquake, experts are said to have pointed out that the reinforcing bars of about 300 columns along the overpass of the subway station around the accident area should be accurately diagnosed.
(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Park Jin-hoon)