In photos: Scores killed or injured in Mexico train disaster
A metro overpass collapsed late Monday in Mexico City, sending the cars of a train packed with passengers plunging to the ground and killing at least 23 people, including children, the city’s mayor said.
Military and emergency personnel attend the scene after an elevated section of metro track collapsed in Mexico City.Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Rescue workers at the scene of a train accident after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view of the accident scene after an elevated section of metro track collapsed in Mexico City.Hector Vivas/Getty Images
Cranes work at a site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed with train cars on it at Olivos station in Mexico City.HENRY ROMERO/Reuters
A train is seen at the site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed at Olivos station in Mexico City, Mexico, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Luis CortesLUIS CORTES/Reuters
A tow truck removes a damaged taxi at the site of a train accident after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images
Rescue workers remove a body from a train carriage after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images
Media and onlookers are kept behind a police tape at the scene where subway cars fell after a section of Line 12 of the subway collapsed in Mexico City.Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press
A rescue worker stands in front of a car trapped under an overpass for a metro that partially collapsed with train cars on it at Olivos station in Mexico City.LUIS CORTES/Reuters
Rescue workers help the injured after a train carriage accident from an elevated metro line collapse in Mexico City.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images
Rescue workers gather at the site of a train accident after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico City.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view of the accident scene after an elevated section of metro track collapsed in Mexico City.Hector Vivas/Getty Images