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May 4, 2021, 10 tweets

#BREAKING Section of elevated metro tracks in the Mexican capital collapses as a train is passing

No official confirmation of the number of casualties following the accident in the south of the capital

Emergency services on scene

#BREAKING At least 13 people killed, dozens injured in metro train accident in the Mexican capital

"So far, in a preliminary figure, unfortunately there are 13 people who have lost their lives, and about 70 injured," city's civil defense department tweets

#BREAKING 15 dead in Mexico City metro accident: new toll

#UPDATES At least 15 people are killed and around 70 others injured when an elevated metro line collapses in Mexico City as a train is passing
Emergency services are working to rescue victims from the carriages at the Olivos station u.afp.com/UWbd

#BREAKING 20 dead in Mexico City metro accident: new toll

VIDEO: Scene where an elevated metro line collapses in Mexico City as a train is passing leaving at least 20 people dead and around 70 others injured

#UPDATES Elevated metro line collapses in the Mexican capital, leaving at least 20 people dead as a train comes crashing down, authorities say

City's civil defense department says around 70 others are injured in the dramatic accident u.afp.com/UWEZ

#UPDATE An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens injured as a train came plunging down, authorities said
u.afp.com/UWa5

#BREAKING Mexican president promises full investigation into metro line accident

#UPDATE Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday promised a full investigation involving international experts into a metro line accident in the capital Mexico City that left at least 23 dead and dozens injured u.afp.com/UWH4

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