The images are impressive.
In Mexico City, a bridge collapsed on the night of Monday to Tuesday as a subway train passed over it and cars were driving on the road just below.
The scene was captured by city CCTV cameras and broadcast by local media.
#Mexico Mexico City traffic cameras caught the moment the structure collapsed https://t.co/Hqlwv25cDf
- Étienne Fortin-Gauthier (@EtienneFG) May 4, 2021
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Claudia Sheinbaum, jefa de la Ciudad de México, informed that he is heading to the zona del accidente tras caída de tren de la Línea 12 del #MetroCDMX https://t.co/jAJ3lutm6I pic.twitter.com/Ojw7H6UlQh
- Milenio (@Milenio) May 4, 2021
Help is on the spot.
At least 13 people were killed and 70 injured, according to an initial report.
This accident happened near Olivos station, on metro line 12 in the south of the capital.
Local televisions showed dozens of firefighters and rescuers struggling through the night to extricate train passengers amid rubble, cables and twisted pieces of metal.