“Nothing will be hidden”: AMLO has promised an informal investigation into the tragedy on line 12

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, offers a talk after the collapse of metro line 12.

“Today we are going to report on the unfortunate accident on metro line 12, which claimed the lives of several people, now it will report the number of deaths and injuries the head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, is sad news, We extend our condolences to the families of the victims of this accident and the position of the city government is supported by the federal government, regarding what is happening in this unfortunate affair ”, said the Mexican president.

The head of government indicated that so far There are 79 people hospitalized (19 women and 60 men) and 23 deaths. Four of the bodies are still on the train.

“Yesterday at 10:22 pm on metro line 12, between Olivo and Tezonco metro stations, one of the lines of the elevated line 12 fell …

For the moment, we can inform you that there are 79 people hospitalized, two of them who arrived at the hospital unfortunately died, among these people there are five people who have not yet been identified, a total of 19 women and 60 men, three minors and three older adults; and so far there are 23 people who have died, who have lost their lives, two in the hospitals as I indicated, four who have died and are still on the train.

There are maneuvers at this time to lower the train from the place because it is risky at this time; There has been a crane since 2:30 am it arrived and all maneuvers are in progress to be able to lower the train and be able to rescue these bodies. There are two people identified and another 15 people who are in the process of identification, ”explained Sheinbaum.

He also announced that the Mexico City prosecutor’s office is already carrying out an expertise to find out the causes of the accident on line 12, and will ask an international company to carry out an external expertise.

. We also inform that the office of the Attorney General must conduct an expertise which began last night, but also We are looking for an international company with a certificate in both metro and structure to carry out an external technical expertise and be able to reach the causes of this unfortunate incident.“Said the head of government.

López Obrador assured that nothing will be hidden and that a full investigation will be carried out without regard.

“Absolutely nothing will be hidden, the Mexican people must know the truth because they must act responsibly, as always… they are telling the truth.

Every day there will be information on this subject, regrettable, for the moment, our fraternal embrace, sincere towards the families of the victims and all our support», He expressed.

The Mexican president has indicated that he supports the Mexico City government’s position to uncover the truth about the causes of the collapse.

“As the head of government said, I have already said that we support his position, a full investigation will be carried out without any consideration, seeking with you the truth, what really happened, and from this opinion, which Head of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic and the Office of the Attorney of Mexico, as well as the opinion of independent experts who are familiar with these issues at the international level and who can carry out an in-depth investigation; from there a liability will be establishedWe cannot, as Claudia mentioned, fall into the realm of speculation, much less blame possible perpetrators without having proof.

We are going to conduct the investigation soon because it is also important and we are going to inform the citizens ”, underlined the president.

Asked by the press, Sheinbaum repeatedly insisted that expert opinions will reveal “what happened”.

“My position is that we must find out the truth about the causes of this unfortunate incident and that for this we need experts from the Attorney General’s Office and an external and impartial entity that does the expertise and all the studies. .», He stressed.

For his part, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard recalled that he was entirely at the disposal of the authorities.

“I am at your entire disposal, as I have always done, I understand that there are political motivations …. I express my solidarity for what happened ”,

Line 12 of the Mexico City metro was completed on October 30, 2012, when the current Mexican Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard was mayor of the capital, then the Federal District. But it was closed in March 2014 due to outages and reopened from October to November (in several sections) in 2015.

Asked today by the press, Ebrard described the incident as the most “terrible” suffered in the metro and expressed his solidarity with the victims.

“I share the outrage that exists, I celebrate the position of the head of government, which is essentially to clarify what happened and secondly when you clarify what happened with evidence, with elements, Now, figure out what the responsibilities are, who is responsible for them and act on them, no matter who it is. “, he stressed.

He recalled that the work had been definitively “delivered” in July 2013, after a “review” of seven months.

Beyond these data and others, tell yourself that the one who acts with integrity should not fear anything, the one who owes nothing, does not fear anything. But I am subject, like everyone else, but no longer as a senior official and as the one who promoted the construction of the line, I am subject to what the authorities determine “, he concludes.

The accident happened around 10:20 p.m. between Olivos and Tezonco stations. In a video from the cameras of the Mexico City government surveillance system, we observe how the elevated structure breaks as the train passes, which collapses from a height of about 20 meters, and two cars of the convoy remain in a ” V “And hit by the ground.

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