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12 Injured in Metro Line 9 Escalator Chain Fall at Ciudad Deportiva

Officials attribute the chain fall to a rider with bulky bags, prompting a formal review.

Overview

  • Emergency teams treated 12 people at the station, with three transferred to hospitals for evaluation and none reported in life-threatening condition.
  • The Metro activated institutional insurance and assigned the User Attention area to provide individualized follow-up to those affected.
  • Specialist technicians inspected the escalator, found no mechanical faults, and returned it to service at 17:20 local time.
  • Metro director Adrián Rubalcava ordered a detailed operational and technical report and issued advisories to avoid oversized items and to use handrails.
  • Witness videos showed paramedics moving injured riders with office chairs, while users reported crowding possibly linked to a nearby Mercomuna distribution event.