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El Universal reported that a structural failure was detected in a column, but also that the transportation agency made repairs. Residents reported cracks in the overpass. The elevated section collapsed late Monday, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 79, city officials said. Mexico City's El Universal newspaper reported that in 2017, subway riders and residents near the overpass feared the elevated section could collapse because of an earthquake that September.Īn aerial view of subway cars dangling at an angle from a collapsed elevated section of the metro, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Line 12 was completed in 2012, according to BBC.com.

The overpass is on one of Mexico City's newest subway lines. (WATCH: EPA's New Target Will Affect Grocery Stores, Air Conditioning ) "The cause of the collapse of the beam must be established through an expert investigation," Sheinbaum said. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said one of the concrete beams in the overpass in the borough of Tlahuac collapsed as the subway train passed over it. Officials said at least 77 people were injured, according to the Associated Press. The elevated section of the metro system crashed down onto a roadway beneath it. Residents living near a metro overpass that collapsed late Monday in Mexico City killing at least 24 people say they expressed worries that the structure was damaged by a powerful earthquake in September 2017.