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Watch moment overhead train collapses onto roadway, killing 19 and injuring at least 70 in Mexico (photos/video)

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A metro train rail overpass in Mexico City collapsed as a train passed over it on Monday night spilling onto a crowded roadway below and killing at least 19 people while injuring 70.

 

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Horrific moment overhead train collapses onto roadway, killing 19 and injuring at least 70 in Mexico (photos/video)

 

According to Mexico City Mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, a broken beam caused the accident which occured at about 10.30pm Monday, May 3, on the metro’s Line 12 on the southeast side of the city.

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Horrific moment overhead train collapses onto roadway, killing 19 and injuring at least 70 in Mexico (photos/video)

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Horrific moment overhead train collapses onto roadway, killing 19 and injuring at least 70 in Mexico (photos/video)

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Local Mexican channel Milenio TV posted a video showing the overpass collapsing on top of cars on a road five meters below the over pass.

 

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According to the city’s Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection Agency, the accident left 19 dead with more still being counted.

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Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on Twitter that ‘firefighters, public safety personnel are working to salvage the situation.

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Sheinbaum said that a broken beam caused the accident on Line 12 and that people were trapped in one of the cars. ‘We don’t know if they’re alive,’ she said.

 

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As at press time, first responders are still searching through the wreckage for survivors.

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The Mexico City Metro, one of the largest and busiest in the world, has had at least two serious accidents since its inauguration half a century ago.

 

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