1st LD: 57 injured after gas tanker truck explodes in Mexico City


MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-seven people were injured after a gas tanker truck exploded on Wednesday in Mexico City, local authorities said.

Emergency teams headed toward the Concordia Bridge, where the accident occurred, to respond to a fire derived from the explosion, said Clara Brugada Molina, head of government of Mexico City, on social media platform X.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Peru faces record field in election, corruption and crime top voter concerns
Independent Russian newspaper says masked security service agents search its Moscow office
Iran preparing response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon
UN: Attack on Lebanon a major threat to Iran-US ceasefire
British man appears in court charged with being member of al Shabaab
Mitsui O.S.K. awaits safety clarity, government guidance to move vessels from the Gulf, CEO says
Hungary's opposition Tisza retains lead over PM Orban's Fidesz, poll shows
UK says it deployed military to deter Russian submarines from attack on undersea cables
Russia brands Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement
Eight arrested as Vietnam-UK migrant smuggling network dismantled, Europol says

Others Also Read