Description
On 3 May 2021, at 22:22 CDT (UTC−5), a girder overpass in the borough of Tláhuac carrying Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro collapsed beneath a passing train. The overpass, along with the last two railcars of the train, fell onto Avenida Tláhuac near Olivos station, resulting in 26 fatalities and 98 injuries. It was the deadliest accident in the Metro's history in nearly fifty years.