This Saturday morning there was a train crash on Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. The mishap occurred in a section between the stations The race and Potrero. Users reported on social networks that the train stopped abruptly and power was cut off at the location.
The capital’s head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum reported on Twitter that the government secretaries, marti batres; of Citizen Security, Omar Garcia Harfuchand Comprehensive Risk Management, Myriam Vilma Urzuain addition to the director of the Metro, Guillermo Calderón Aguilera, are already in place.
There was a crash between trains on Metro Line 3, emergency services on site. The Secretaries of Government, Citizen Security, Comprehensive Risk Management, and the Director of the Metro arriving at the scene. I’m reporting and on my way. Soon more information.
— Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum (@Claudiashein)
January 7, 2023
According to the latest reports, the impact of the trains immediately left “10 injured people transferred to hospitals, four people alive who are being rescued and apparently one person dead,” Batres Guadarrama detailed on Twitter.
The Line 3 service was suspended from the Indios Verdes to Guerrero stations to carry out the pertinent tasks, such as caring for injured people and civil protection tasks, the Collective Transportation System reported. The rest of the line continues to offer the service.
#MetroNotice: No service is offered from Indios Verdes to Guerrero on Line 3, system personnel work in the area due to an incident. The provisional service offered from Hidalgo to the University. Take forecasts.
– MetroCDMX (@MetroCDMX)
January 7, 2023
