The New Zealand Herald

Train collapse toll

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The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 yesterday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Tuesday’s accident was one of the deadliest in the history of the subway, and questions quickly arose about the structural integrity of the mass transit system, among the world’s busiest. Another 27 people remained hospitalis­ed of the more than 70 injured when the support beams collapsed at about 10.30pm local time as a train passed along the elevated section. Of the 24 killed, 21 died at the scene, while the others died at hospitals. Only five have been identified so far. Children were among the fatalities.

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