At least one person was killed and 57 were injured after two subway trains collided between stations in Mexico City, on early Saturday, said media reports citing local authorities. Meanwhile, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum took to Twitter and said that the accident took place on Line 3 of the capital city’s metro.&nbsp;

According to the city’s security head, Omar Garcia, the person killed in the morning was a young woman, said a report by Reuters citing local media. He also went on to share the list of those injured on the microblogging platform and said that at least four people were trapped in one wagon on the Metro line where the accident took place and was later rescued and are in good health.&nbsp;

The city’s mayor later also said that the one person killed and 57 injured were taken to seven hospitals and among the four people trapped was one train driver who was in critical condition, reported the Associated Press. On Saturday afternoon, Sheinbaum, who also visited the hospitals, took to Twitter and said, “After the tour, they informed me that of the 41 people who entered the San Angel Inn Chapultepec, 26 have already been discharged.”&nbsp;

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After the accident, dozens of police and soldiers entered the nearby subway stations while emergency services including ambulances and rescue teams arrived to tend to those injured, said AP. Additionally, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also took to Twitter and said, “From the beginning, the public servants of Mexico City are attending to the mishap, who have our full support.”&nbsp;

In recent years, the city’s Metro system has faced a number of accidents, including the one in May 2021 where an elevated section of the subway on Line 12 collapsed killing at least 26 people and injuring over 60 people. The investigation launched into the incident identified maintenance shortcomings and structural failure due to deficiencies in the construction process as some of the reasons.&nbsp; 
 
Mexico city’s subway is one of the busiest public transit systems in the world, serving a area home to an estimated 20 million people in the capital.

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At least one person was killed and 57 were injured after two subway trains collided between stations in Mexico City, on early Saturday, said media reports citing local authorities.

At least one person was killed and 57 were injured after two subway trains collided between stations in Mexico City, on early Saturday, said media reports citing local authorities. Meanwhile, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum took to Twitter and said that the accident took place on Line 3 of the capital city’s metro. According to the city’s security head, Omar Garcia, the person killed in the morning was a young woman, said a report by Reuters citing local media. He also went on to share the list of those injured on the microblogging platform and said that at least four people were trapped in one wagon on the Metro line where the accident took place and was later rescued and are in good health. The city’s mayor later also said that the one person killed and 57 injured were taken to seven hospitals and among the four people trapped was one train driver who was in critical condition, reported the Associated Press. On Saturday afternoon, Sheinbaum, who also visited the hospitals, took to Twitter and said, “After the tour, they informed me that of the 41 people who entered the San Angel Inn Chapultepec, 26 have already been discharged.” ALSO WATCH | Two metro trains collide in Mexico city: One dead, 57 injured After the accident, dozens of police and soldiers entered the nearby subway stations while emergency services including ambulances and rescue teams arrived to tend to those injured, said AP. Additionally, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also took to Twitter and said, “From the beginning, the public servants of Mexico City are attending to the mishap, who have our full support.” In recent years, the city’s Metro system has faced a number of accidents, including the one in May 2021 where an elevated section of the subway on Line 12 collapsed killing at least 26 people and injuring over 60 people. The investigation launched into the incident identified maintenance shortcomings and structural failure due to deficiencies in the construction process as some of the reasons. Mexico city’s subway is one of the busiest public transit systems in the world, serving a area home to an estimated 20 million people in the capital. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

At least one dead, over 50 injured in Metro train collision in Mexico: Reports

Demands for&nbsp;justice&nbsp;mounted Thursday as&nbsp;relatives&nbsp;buried the&nbsp;victims&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mexico City's&nbsp;metro&nbsp;disaster, accusing the authorities of negligence that cost the lives of 25 people.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rejected accusations that his austerity drive was a factor in Monday's accident, when a section of elevated track collapsed, bringing a train crashing down.

But at funerals in the capital, devastated families demanded an explanation for how the tragedy occurred and called for those at fault to be held to account.

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"It wasn't our fault. The authorities are responsible," 17-year-old Luis Diaz told AFP after burying his father Juan Luis Diaz, who usually traveled by bus, but on the day of the accident took the&nbsp;metro&nbsp;instead.

"We were not the only ones affected. Other people also lost their&nbsp;relatives. Many people are injured," he said.

Luis Hernandez, whose father was also among the dead, said that he wanted "justice&nbsp;for my mother, because my father was the breadwinner of the household."

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The 61-year-old &nbsp;was traveling in one of the two carriages that fell when the overpass collapsed.

"My father's dead and nobody can bring him back," Hernandez said.

"We're going to file a lawsuit, but right now we want to get through all this," his mother said, crying inconsolably.

The&nbsp;victims&nbsp;also included a 12-year-old boy, Brandon Giovanny, who was laid to rest on Wednesday.

Mexico City&nbsp;Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told a news conference that Norwegian engineering company DNV, which has been tasked with helping prosecutors with the investigation, would carry out "a root cause analysis" of the accident.

"That is, what's caused this situation in general terms since its construction," she said.

The&nbsp;metro&nbsp;line which partially collapsed, the city's newest, has been plagued by a series of problems since it was inaugurated in 2012.

A&nbsp;metro&nbsp;workers union has complained that engineers had already reported concerns about the line on various occasions.&nbsp;

The organization Mexicans Against Corruption has alleged that Lopez Obrador's austerity drive resulted in cuts to the&nbsp;metro&nbsp;network's budget.

The employers' association Coparmex has also suggested that the accident was linked to public spending reductions -- a claim that the president has strongly denied.

"Investigations have already begun to find the causes of this accident... and punish those responsible," the left-wing populist told reporters on Thursday.

The&nbsp;metro&nbsp;system's budget is based on an annual projection of ticket sales and contributions from the government.

"Given the pandemic, there was a reduction associated with the fall in its own income," said Sheinbaum, a close ally of Lopez Obrador.

"The government had to make an additional subsidy to the&nbsp;subway," she told reporters.

The accident comes just a month before June 6 midterm legislative elections in which Lopez Obrador's party aims to retain control of the lower house of Congress.

The furor has engulfed two of&nbsp;his political proteges and leading contenders to be the ruling party candidate in the 2024 presidential elections.

One of them, Sheinbaum, faces questions about whether the network has been adequately maintained since she took office in 2018.

The other, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, oversaw the development and inauguration of the line involved in the&nbsp;crash&nbsp;in his former position as&nbsp;Mexico City&nbsp;mayor.

Ebrard has promised to cooperate fully with the investigation into the accident.

He said that his administrative responsibility for the project ended after his 2006-2012 term.

"It's known that the first indications about the faults in the elevated part of the line occurred after the 2017 earthquake," which left 370 people dead, mainly in the capital, Ebrard said.

Demands for justice mounted Thursday as relatives buried the victims of Mexico City's metro disaster, accusing the authorities of negligence that cost the lives of 25 people.

Demands for justice mounted Thursday as relatives buried the victims of Mexico City's metro disaster, accusing the authorities of negligence that cost the lives of 25 people. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rejected accusations that his austerity drive was a factor in Monday's accident, when a section of elevated track collapsed, bringing a train crashing down. But at funerals in the capital, devastated families demanded an explanation for how the tragedy occurred and called for those at fault to be held to account. Also read | Mexico city train derailment kills at least 20, injures dozens more "It wasn't our fault. The authorities are responsible," 17-year-old Luis Diaz told AFP after burying his father Juan Luis Diaz, who usually traveled by bus, but on the day of the accident took the metro instead. "We were not the only ones affected. Other people also lost their relatives. Many people are injured," he said. Luis Hernandez, whose father was also among the dead, said that he wanted "justice for my mother, because my father was the breadwinner of the household." Also read | 'Nothing to do with austerity drive', claims Mexican President after metro crash The 61-year-old was traveling in one of the two carriages that fell when the overpass collapsed. "My father's dead and nobody can bring him back," Hernandez said. "We're going to file a lawsuit, but right now we want to get through all this," his mother said, crying inconsolably. The victims also included a 12-year-old boy, Brandon Giovanny, who was laid to rest on Wednesday. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told a news conference that Norwegian engineering company DNV, which has been tasked with helping prosecutors with the investigation, would carry out "a root cause analysis" of the accident. "That is, what's caused this situation in general terms since its construction," she said. The metro line which partially collapsed, the city's newest, has been plagued by a series of problems since it was inaugurated in 2012. A metro workers union has complained that engineers had already reported concerns about the line on various occasions. The organization Mexicans Against Corruption has alleged that Lopez Obrador's austerity drive resulted in cuts to the metro network's budget. The employers' association Coparmex has also suggested that the accident was linked to public spending reductions -- a claim that the president has strongly denied. "Investigations have already begun to find the causes of this accident... and punish those responsible," the left-wing populist told reporters on Thursday. The metro system's budget is based on an annual projection of ticket sales and contributions from the government. "Given the pandemic, there was a reduction associated with the fall in its own income," said Sheinbaum, a close ally of Lopez Obrador. "The government had to make an additional subsidy to the subway," she told reporters. The accident comes just a month before June 6 midterm legislative elections in which Lopez Obrador's party aims to retain control of the lower house of Congress. The furor has engulfed two of his political proteges and leading contenders to be the ruling party candidate in the 2024 presidential elections. One of them, Sheinbaum, faces questions about whether the network has been adequately maintained since she took office in 2018. The other, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, oversaw the development and inauguration of the line involved in the crash in his former position as Mexico City mayor. Ebrard has promised to cooperate fully with the investigation into the accident. He said that his administrative responsibility for the project ended after his 2006-2012 term. "It's known that the first indications about the faults in the elevated part of the line occurred after the 2017 earthquake," which left 370 people dead, mainly in the capital, Ebrard said.

Relatives of Mexico metro crash victims demand justice

After one of the deadliest metro crashes ever in Mexico, the country’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has denied any link between the crash and his austerity drive.

As the grieving families started burying their loved ones after the crash, Obrador denied accusations made at him by the employers' association Coparmex, who claim the crash took place due to ignorance of repeated warnings and major cuts in the maintenance budget.

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"The metro maintenance has a sufficient budget. It's authorised by Mexico City's legislative assembly. What does that have to do with austerity?," he reacted and accused Coparmex of being a conservative opposition.

His statement has come after one of the metro labour unions accused the government of ignoring repeated warnings about damage to the overpass.

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“The workers are afraid, we have no guarantees,” union leader Jesus Urban told a local newspaper.

However, experts also think that the metro crash is now simply being used as a tool for political bashing.

The accident comes just a month before the June 6 midterm legislative elections in which Lopez Obrador's party aims to retain control of the lower house of Congress.

(With inputs from agencies)

After one of the deadliest metro crashes ever in Mexico, the country’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has denied any link between the crash and his austerity drive.

After one of the deadliest metro crashes ever in Mexico, the country’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has denied any link between the crash and his austerity drive. As the grieving families started burying their loved ones after the crash, Obrador denied accusations made at him by the employers' association Coparmex, who claim the crash took place due to ignorance of repeated warnings and major cuts in the maintenance budget. Have a look | At least 24 dead in one of Mexico City's worst metro train disasters "The metro maintenance has a sufficient budget. It's authorised by Mexico City's legislative assembly. What does that have to do with austerity?," he reacted and accused Coparmex of being a conservative opposition. His statement has come after one of the metro labour unions accused the government of ignoring repeated warnings about damage to the overpass. Watch | “The workers are afraid, we have no guarantees,” union leader Jesus Urban told a local newspaper. However, experts also think that the metro crash is now simply being used as a tool for political bashing. The accident comes just a month before the June 6 midterm legislative elections in which Lopez Obrador's party aims to retain control of the lower house of Congress. (With inputs from agencies)

'Nothing to do with austerity drive', claims Mexican President after metro crash

On Monday, an elevated tram outran its tracks in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

It did not plunge off the pathway, but instead ended up on top of a statue of a whale’s tail. If it had outrun the track, the train would went down by 10 metres. The conductor showed up from the tram shocked, but still unharmed. Additionally, there were no passengers onboard the train.

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<h6>A general view of a metro that crashed through a stop block and landed on an artwork of a whale tail at De Akkers subway station in Spijkenisse, near Roterdam, Netherlands November 2, 2020 | Reuters</h6>

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The statue’s name is coincidentally "Saved by a Whale's Tale", but its curators didn’t have saving a train in mind when they came up with the concept.

"Of course it does look rather poetic," artist and architect Maarten Struijs said in conversation with the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper.&nbsp;

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<h6>A general view of a metro that crashed through a stop block and landed on an artwork of a whale tail at De Akkers subway station in Spijkenisse, near Roterdam, Netherlands November 2, 2020 | Reuters</h6>

"But it's really lucky that the tail can bear the weight of the train”, the artist added.

Passers-by noticed the tram suspended on top of the statue. Many on social media suggested the train to be permanently stationed on the spot. Rotterdam Metro and local officials claimed that it wouldn’t be safe.

Currently, engineers are trying to understand how the tram derailed, and how to safely remove it from the statue.

On Monday, an elevated tram outran its tracks in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It did not plunge off the pathway, but instead ended up on top of a statue of a whale’s tail.

On Monday, an elevated tram outran its tracks in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It did not plunge off the pathway, but instead ended up on top of a statue of a whale’s tail. If it had outrun the track, the train would went down by 10 metres. The conductor showed up from the tram shocked, but still unharmed. Additionally, there were no passengers onboard the train. A general view of a metro that crashed through a stop block and landed on an artwork of a whale tail at De Akkers subway station in Spijkenisse, near Roterdam, Netherlands November 2, 2020 | Reuters The statue’s name is coincidentally "Saved by a Whale's Tale", but its curators didn’t have saving a train in mind when they came up with the concept. "Of course it does look rather poetic," artist and architect Maarten Struijs said in conversation with the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper. A general view of a metro that crashed through a stop block and landed on an artwork of a whale tail at De Akkers subway station in Spijkenisse, near Roterdam, Netherlands November 2, 2020 | Reuters "But it's really lucky that the tail can bear the weight of the train”, the artist added. Passers-by noticed the tram suspended on top of the statue. Many on social media suggested the train to be permanently stationed on the spot. Rotterdam Metro and local officials claimed that it wouldn’t be safe. Currently, engineers are trying to understand how the tram derailed, and how to safely remove it from the statue.

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Saved by a Whale's Tale: Tram runs off track, lands on whale statue's tail in the Netherlands