The mayor of Mexico City reported 57 injuries as a result of the explosion of a gas tanker truck.

The mayor of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, reported 57 injuries as a result of the explosion of a gas tanker truck in the capital of Mexico. She announced this on September 11.

"I would like to inform you that as a result of the overturning of a gas tanker truck in Puente de la Concordia, the fire that broke out and the explosion that followed, 57 people have been injured at the moment, 19 of whom are in serious condition. There is no information about the dead yet," she wrote in X (ex. Twitter).

Brugada also reported that roads in the capital remain closed, and public transport is disrupted.

She also thanked municipal, local and federal agencies for their support in the emergency situation.

Earlier it was reported that, according to the preliminary version, a gas tanker truck with a volume of 49.3 thousand liters overturned. After the rollover, a series of explosions occurred.

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NBC News, citing Mexico City authorities, reported on September 8 that eight people were killed and at least 45 injured in an accident involving a freight train and a double-decker bus. It is specified that the accident occurred in the municipality of Atlacomulco, state of Mexico. The footage, which spread on social media, shows how a bus moving in heavy traffic along the railway tracks was hit by an approaching train. The impact hit the middle of the bus, after which the train dragged it along the rails.

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