Defects, damage suspected in Mexico metro disaster
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08/05/2021 - 04:08 Rescue workers use cranes to remove the wreckage of a metro train that fell as an overpass collapsed in Mexico City CLAUDIO CRUZ AFP/File 3 min
Mexico City (AFP)
The collapse of a Mexico City metro overpass that left 25 people dead could have been caused by defects in the steel beams or damage to the joints, experts told AFP.
The capital s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, said after Monday s accident, which also left 80 injured, that a beam holding up the section of elevated track had given way.
Norwegian engineering company DNV has been asked to help prosecutors with the investigation into the disaster, which has prompted accusations of negligence and demands for justice from devastated relatives.
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