Two trains collided on Metro Line 3 between La Raza and Potrero stations in Mexico City on Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring 106, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told a press conference on Sunday afternoon, according to local media reports.
Twenty-two people remain hospitalized but are in stable condition, local victim care teams said.
The deputy director of operations of the Metro was dismissed from his post after the incident. Mexico City Attorney General's Office said on Twitter on Sunday that the investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing.
(Cover: Civil workers and emergency crews work at the scene of a subway train collision on Line 3 of a metro station in Mexico City, Mexico, January 7, 2023. /CFP)