Mexico City Metro overpass collapse
On 3 May 2021 at 22:25 CDT, an elevated section on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro collapsed between the Olivos and Tezonco stations in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] At least 25 people were killed when the bridge and train fell onto the road below.[1]
Opened in 2012, Line 12 is the newest line. Since then, the line did not seem very stable, which led to a closure during 2014 and 2015 in the raised parts, where the crash happened. The bridge was damaged by the 2017 Puebla earthquake and it was fixed in a few months. A couple of years later, local people said that there were still problems.
Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapse Media
Map of line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.
An outbound FE-10 at Calle 11 station
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Line 12 bridge under construction in 2010 a few meters away from Olivos station. The accident occurred when a steel girder similar to those pictured collapsed.
A railcar being lifted the day after the accident
Day of the Dead altars in honor of the victims at Olivos station
Concrete girders used by ICA (pictured near Zapotitlán station). The College of Civil Engineers of Mexico found, unlike the steel girders used by Carso, of which all presented vulnerabilities, these showed "minor and common deficiencies" along the overpass.
The collapse site in January 2022 prior to the start of reconstruction work
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sube a 24 la cifra de muertos por el derrumbe del metro de Ciudad de México" [The death toll from the collapse of the Mexico City metro rises to 24]. swissinfo.ch (in español). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
