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 and the last two cars of the train fell onto Tláhuac Avenue near Olivos station, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others. It was the Metro's deadliest accident in almost fifty years.
Investigators on site the night of the collapse
An outbound FE-10 at Calle 11 station
The Olivos–Tezonco viaduct in 2016. The accident occurred near the Vips and Walmart signs, which can be seen on the far left.
Line 12 bridge under construction in 2010 a few meters away from Olivos station. The accident occurred when a steel girder similar to those pictured collapsed.
Zapotitlán metro station
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Zapotitlán metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the town of Santiago Zapotitlán and in the colonia (neighborhood) of Conchita Zapotitlán, in Tláhuac, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, served by Line 12, between Nopalera and Tlaltenco metro stations. The station's pictogram features the glyph of Santiago Zapotitlán, which shows a toothed sapote tree with three branches. The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of service between Tláhuac and Mixcoac metro stations.
Entrance and lobby, 2012
Support columns, 2010