Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico Metropolis, killing a minimum of one individual and injuring 41, authorities mentioned.

Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned on her Twitter account that the accident occurred on Line 3 of the capital’s Metro system, with out specifying the reason for the crash between the Potrero and La Raza stations.

Sheinbaum mentioned one individual was killed and 16 have been taken to hospitals for accidents. However officers later raised the variety of injured to 41. 4 individuals who have been trapped within the trains have been rescued.

Dozens of police and troopers swarmed into the close by subway stations, whereas ambulances and rescue groups arrived to deal with the injured.

Edgar Montiel, an electrician who was on one on the trains, mentioned he felt fortunate as a result of he had determined on the final minute to enter the next-to-last automotive relatively than the rearmost automotive, which was smashed up within the crash.

“It sounded very sturdy. I simply closed my eyes after I felt the sheets of the automotive bend and throw me,” Montiel instructed The Related Press.

He mentioned he remained on the ground of the automotive with a number of passengers amid screams and cries requested for assist.

“The facility went out to the subway and loads of smoke started to return out that was suffocating us. We couldn’t breathe nicely,” he mentioned.

Montiel, who had accidents to his left arm and leg, mentioned the occupants of his automotive needed to wait about half-hour till paramedics arrived to are inclined to the injured and assist everybody exit the automotive.

In lamenting the accident, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mentioned on his Twitter account that the federal authorities was supporting town officers coping with accident.

In Might 2021, an elevated part of the subway system collapsed, inflicting 26 deaths and injuring practically 100 individuals. An investigation blamed the structural failure on deficiencies within the building course of, and 10 former officers have been charged with murder, damage and injury to property.

The Mexico Metropolis subway system has 226.5 kilometers (141 miles) of observe and 195 stations. It serves a median of 4.6 million passengers day-after-day.