2023 Mexico City Metro train crash

2023 Mexico City Metro train crash
Several workers stand in front of the tunnel entrance.
The crash occurred in the tunnel located between Potrero and La Raza metro stations (tunnel entrance pictured).
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Details
Date7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)
09:16 CDT (UTC-5)
LocationPotrero–La Raza interstation tunnel
Avenida de los Insurgentes, Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Coordinates19°28′26″N 99°08′04.9″W / 19.47389°N 99.134694°W / 19.47389; -99.134694
CountryMexico
LineLine 3
OperatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Incident typeTrain collision
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains2
Crew2
Deaths1
Injured106

A train crash occurred on 7 January 2023 at 09:16 CDT (UTC−5)[1] when a Mexico City Metro train going northward towards Indios Verdes metro station crashed into another one that was parked inside the PotreroLa Raza interstation tunnel of Line 3, which runs below Avenida de los Insurgentes. The collision killed one person and injured 106 others, including the driver of the train that crashed.[2]

  1. ^ Llano, Fernando (7 January 2023). "Choque de trenes deja un muerto y 57 heridos en México" [Train crash leaves one dead and 57 injuries in Mexico]. Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). Associated Press. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Ferri, Pablo (8 January 2022). "El Gobierno de Ciudad de México eleva el número de heridos del accidente del metro a 106" [Mexico City government raises number of injured in subway accident to 106]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.