4 May 2021

Mexico train crash kills passengers in trains and cars below

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 4 May 2021

At least 20 people have been killed and 70 hurt in Mexico City, when an overpass carrying a metro train partly collapsed on cars on a road below. The collapse happened at 20 past ten in the evening.  At least one train car is trapped underneath where the overpass is collapsed. Journalist Ioane (Y0-ahn) Grillo, descibes harrowing scenes as people try to find loved ones in the rubble.

Rescue workers gather at the site of a metro train accident after an overpass for a metro partially collapsed in Mexico City.

Rescue workers gather at the site of a metro train accident after an overpass for a metro partially collapsed in Mexico City. Photo: AFP