What caused Mexico City Metro collapse?

MEXICO CITY — Poorly placed studs, clear design flaws and deficient welding led to a collapse in the capital’s metro system last spring that left 26 people dead and scores injured, the attorney general for Mexico City said Thursday in releasing the results of a monthslong investigation.

What happened in Mexico City subway?

MEXICO CITY — Construction errors led to the May collapse of an overpass in Mexico City’s subway system that killed 26 people and injured scores more, according to the preliminary results of an independent investigation released by the city’s government on Wednesday.

When did the train collapse in Mexico City?

Tania now spends her days in the hospital, unable to walk, her shattered pelvis held together by a metal contraption, four screws poking out of each side of her body. Above her hospital bed is a photo of her 22-year-old sister Nancy — one of 26 people who died in the metro crash that night.

Where did the subway collapse in Mexico City?

Mexico City Metro overpass collapse
Location	Tezonco–Olivos elevated interstation Tláhuac Avenue, Tláhuac, Mexico City
Coordinates	19.3049°N 99.0613°WCoordinates:19.3049°N 99.0613°W
Country	Mexico
Line	Line 12

What collapsed in Mexico?

MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (Reuters) – A deadly Mexico City metro collapse in May was caused in part by missing bolts in beams in an overpass that already had deficiencies before a major earthquake, according to an independent auditor’s report released on Tuesday by the city government.

Where is the capital city of Mexico?

Mexico City
Mexico/Capitals

Who built Mexico City Metro?

Engineer Bernardo Quintana was one of the principal brains behind the Metro’s development and throughout all stages of construction, archaeological artefacts have been found; during excavations in 1968 for Metro Balderas, an 11,000-year-old skull was discovered.

What happened in Mexico with the train?

A Mexico City subway train overpass collapsed onto a busy road below on Monday night, killing at least 24 people, including children, authorities said. More than 60 people were injured. She said the beam collapsed just as the train passed over it.

Who built line 12 Mexico?

The trains were built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles in Spain. Line 12 is the only line so far to feature FE-10 trains.

Who built Mexico train?

Line 12 was built by Mexican construction company Empresas ICA in association with Alstom Mexicana and Grupo Carso….Mexico City Metro Line 12.

Line 12
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	FE-10
Ridership	369,590 passengers per day (2019)