Keys about the accident on Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro

These are the keys you need to know about the consequences of the collision of two trains in the Subway Line 3 from Mexico City on the morning of this Saturday, January 7, 2023.

1. The human consequences

1. The accident in the line 3 It is the fourth incident with human losses in the infrastructure of the Mexico City Subway occurred during the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Sheinbaum has been the head of government of the Mexican capital since December 2018. She is a member of the political party of President López Obrador.

The accident of the line 3which occurred at 9:16 a.m. on January 7, left one person dead and 57 injured, according to the official part at 2:00 p.m..

2. Earlier, in May 2021, the collapse of an elevated section of Metro Line 12 caused the fall of two wagons and the death of 26 people; more than 100 people were injured.

3. In January of that same year, 2021, an accident at the Metro Control Center in the center of the city left one person dead and 29 intoxicated. The Control Center coordinates all the operations of the Metro network, which transports some 4.6 million people daily through 226 kilometers of tracks.

The incident caused the interruption of service on different lines and stations of the Metro network for several weeks.

4. A train wreck at the station tacubaya from Subway Line 1in March 2020, left a man dead and 41 people injured.

The reactions of the authorities

During a brief conference that lasted almost five minutes, the head of the CDMX Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that “justice will be done” and “the ultimate consequences” will be reached regarding the investigation of this incident.

The official reiterated that the priority of the local authorities is attention to the victims and their families.

Regarding the service suspended in the section of the Subway Line 3the official said that the Metro would give more information on when the operations of all Line 3 would be restored or if the section where the accident occurred will have to be closed to carry out the pertinent investigations.

This Saturday night, the director of the Collective Transport System (Metro) from the country’s capital, Guillermo Calderón, reported through his social networks that at around 5:00 p.m., personnel from the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office concluded the expert work in the area of ​​the accident.

Calderón said that personnel from the Metro’s fixed installations and rolling stock are already working on the reactivation of the service, however, the official did not reveal how much longer the service of this section of Line 3 of the Metro would continue to be suspended, nor did he disclose any estimated date. .

Ernestina Godoy RamosMexico City prosecutor, reported that an investigation folder was initiated into the events, to determine how the accident occurred and determine responsibilities.

Godoy Ramos also assured that the Prosecutor’s Office he heads will give “all the attention” to those directly affected by the accident. “We are going to take care of absolutely everything, the report is that many will surely be discharged today, but they will be followed up.”

From Twitter, President López Obrador expressed his regret: “I regret the accident in the Mexico City Metro. According to what they inform me, unfortunately one person lost his life and there are several injured. My condolences and my solidarity.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Mobility of Mexico City (Semovi) enabled various transportation services to support users of Metro Line 3 who were affected by the suspension of service.

political reactions

Federal deputies and politicians opposed to the Sheinbaum government took advantage of the situation to denounce the security and maintenance conditions of the Metro, which they agreed to describe as “alarming”.

In a statement, the coordinators of the Va Por México parliamentary coalition, made up of legislators from the PAN, AT y PRDdemanded the urgent appearance of Sheinbaum in the Chamber of Deputies, to explain why the Metro “is becoming a system that is becoming a deadly transport”.

“It is evident the total neglect in the maintenance and activities of a system that is becoming a deadly transport for more than five million people who, daily, move to their work spaces, schools, homes and other activities for said medium; hence the appearance of Sheinbaum Pardo urgently ”, they said in his statement.

For representatives of PANas its president Marko Cortes Mendoza and different senators, “the clash on Line 3 of the Metro is further proof of the ineptitude of Morena that costs lives.” The politicians expressed condolences and wished “a speedy recovery to those injured.”

The senator Ricardo Monreal Avilacoordinator of the senators of Morenaexpressed his regret for the losses and human affectations of the accident and assured that “the priority now is your attention.”

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