Subway train collision in Mexico City kills 1, injures 57

Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico City, killing at least one person and injuring 57, authorities said.
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on her Twitter account that the accident happened on Line 3 of the capital's Metro system, without specifying the cause of the crash between the Potrero and La Raza stations.
Sheinbaum said one woman was killed and 57 people injured, who were taken to seven hospitals. Four people were trapped in the wreckage for a time, including one train driver, who was reported in serious condition. Late in the afternoon, the mayor said 26 of the injured had been released.
Dozens of police and soldiers swarmed into the nearby subway stations, while ambulances and rescue teams arrived to treat the injured.
Edgar Montiel, an electrician who was on one on the trains, said he felt lucky because he had decided at the last minute to enter the next-to-last car rather than the rearmost car, which was smashed up in the crash.
"It sounded very strong. I just closed my eyes when I felt the sheets of the car bend and throw me," Montiel told The Associated Press.
He said he remained on the floor of the car with several passengers amid screams and cries asked for help.
"The power went out to the subway and a lot of smoke began to come out that was suffocating us. We could not breathe well," he said.
Montiel, who had his left arm and shoulder bandaged, said the occupants of his car had to wait about 30 minutes until paramedics arrived to tend to the injured and help everyone exit the car.
In lamenting the accident, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on his Twitter account that the federal government was supporting the city officials dealing with accident.
In May 2021, an elevated section of the subway system collapsed, causing 26 deaths and injuring nearly 100 people. An investigation blamed the structural failure on deficiencies in the construction process, and 10 former officials have been charged with homicide, injury and damage to property.
The Mexico City subway system has 226.5 kilometrs of track and 195 stations. It serves an average of 4.6 million passengers every day.
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