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Mexico promises answers after metro train collapse kills 23

Mexico promises answers after metro train collapse kills 23

DIANA BETH SOLOMON and SHARAY ANGULO MEXICO will find out who was responsible for the overpass collapse that killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more when a train on Mexico City's newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government has promised. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the investigation should be done quickly and that nothing should be hidden from the public. "There's no impunity for anyone," he told a news conference. The crash has raised questions about safety on one of the world's busiest metro systems, which spreads across an urban sprawl home…
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Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23

Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23

ANTHONY ESPOSITO and NOE TORRESA AT least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble. The authorities halted rescue efforts shortly after they began, saying there was a risk that more train parts and debris could slam down onto the road. A video on local channel Milenio TV showed the structure plummeting onto a stream of cars near the Olivos station in the southeast of the city at around 10.30 p.m. local time, sending up clouds…
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