Mexico City train accident | Railway collapse
57UPDATE: Death toll from train accident in Mexico City rises to 23 and 65 hospitalized - officials
Local sources said the incident happened after 10pm local time (4am BST). Members of the public who were in the area aided police officers and rescue teams in the rescue efforts.
Eyewitnesses at the scene shared footage and photographs of the accident.
Videos posted on Twitter show a crowd of people watching on as rescue teams scramble to help those injured.
Two train carriages can be seen hanging over the rubble of the collapsed structure.
One man participating in the rescue efforts is pictured using an extension ladder to reach the window of one of the train cars.
Mexico City’s mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced on Twitter she was on her way to the scene of the incident.
Moments later, she arrived and described the sight of fire brigades and medical workers.
She added that several hospitals were tending to those injured and that there had been fatalities.
Ms Sheinbaum retweeted a post shared by the city’s civil protection services.
The post stated that at least 13 people had died during the accident, while around 70 others had been injured.
The tweet added that people were being taken to diverse hospitals, including Magdalena de las Salinas and Belisario Domínguez.
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