The delivery of vouchers from the CDMX Mercomuna Government program had a chaotic outcome for dozens of its beneficiaries, who saturated the capacity of the Ciudad Deportiva metro station of line 9 and some fell down the stairs.
Metro Line 9 Collapses
A strong crowd of beneficiaries of the Mercomuna program caused an incident on the escalators of Ciudad Deportiva; Authorities had to limit entry and users opted to walk to nearby stations.
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The accident took place on the escalators of the management Tacubayawhich received users en masse, who got stuck in them while they remained on, causing a chain crash.
After the screams, both police and subway passengers ran to help the injured, who although they did not show signs of the accident, would be checked for rule out or treat injuries.
After the accident at the Ciudad Deportiva station in #MetroCDMXpolice controlled the flow of users and gave priority to older adults and people accompanied by minors
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Subsequently, the security elements mobilized efforts to regulate passenger access, so they stopped the massive and disorderly entry and ordered priority passage to elderly people and their companions or people who were with minors.
Due to the slow access, some users preferred to walk to nearby stations such as Puebla or Velodromo, which also had moderate congestion on their platforms, which somewhat slowed down the service of the entire line.
What is the Mercomuna program?
Mercomuna is a program of the Government of Mexico City that grants vouchers of between one thousand and two thousand pesos to vulnerable families for the purchase of basic products. The support can be used in public markets and neighborhood businesses, with the intention of strengthening household income and boosting the local economy, for whom the authorities will exchange these vouchers for cash.
According to the Head of Government, Clara Brugada, they were 300 thousand benefited from the program, which were summoned in their entirety today at the Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez to receive support in only two times; at 8:00 and 13:00 hours.