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20 dead after train overpass collapse

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Mexico has been shocked by the accident with at least 20 dead from the collapse of Metro lines.

Among the victims, in fact, are children, according to Reuters.

According to the latest report, the injured in the hospitals amount to 49, with seven of them being treated in critical condition.

The moment of the collapse has been recorded, in fact, by a security camera.

The video shows part of the overhead lines collapsing and the train falling on passing cars.

Rescue operations stopped for a while for fear of collapsing most of the bridge on which the accident took place.

The first version of the cause of the accident by the mayor of Mexico City was the retreat of a support pillar.

However, the cause of the collapse of the column remains unknown and is being investigated.

Earlier it was reported that a vehicle fell on the pillar.

Metro Line 12 was inaugurated in 2012 by the current Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, who was then mayor of Mexico City.

According to Reuters, Ebrard and the current mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Seinbaum, are the most prominent names for the succession of the president of the country, Manuel Lopez Obrador, in 2024, when his six-year term ends.

In a video broadcast by Mexican television and social media users, part of the train appears to be hanging in the air. Footage broadcast by Milenio TV shows the train collapsing on cars on the road below, while another video shows emergency crews and firefighters at the scene of the accident searching for survivors.

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