At least one dead, dozens injured in Mexico City metro crash


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  • Wednesday, 11 Mar 2020

Police officers work outside the Tacubaya metro station after several people were injured when two trains collided in the underground metro network, in Mexico City, Mexico March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and 41 injured when two trains collided on Mexico City's underground metro network late on Tuesday, local authorities said.

The force of the crash, which took place shortly before midnight on Tuesday, left one of the orange trains stuck on top of the other at the busy Tacubaya metro station, television footage showed.

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