At least 23 dead, scores injured after Mexico City Metro overpass collapses onto road
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
May 04, 2021
3 minutes
MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people were killed and 65 injured Monday when an overpass collapsed on an elevated Mexico City Metro line, plunging a passenger train toward the avenue below and sending debris crashing onto the busy roadway.
The incident occurred about 10:25 p.m. in the southeast section of the capital on Metro Line 12, a branch that has long been dogged by complaints of poor construction.
“We heard a loud sound like thunder, and
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