Kushone abangu-23, abangu-79 balimala ngesikhathi kudilika isitimela eMexico City

• I-overpass ebithwele isitimela sikamasipala iwele emgwaqeni ophithizelayo
• Ingxenye ye-overpass yadilika kungazelelwe emgwaqeni ogcwele izimoto
• Ujantshi ophakeme uwile ngesikhathi imoto ishayisa enye yezinsika ezingeni lomgwaqo

Ingxenye yendawo edlula isitimela ebithwele isitimela idilikile emgwaqeni ophithizelayo endaweni eseningizimu yeMexico City izolo ebusuku, kwashona abantu abangu-23 kwalimala okungenani abangu-79.

Ividiyo emfushane ye-CCTV eshicilelwe isiteshi se-TV i-Milenio ikhombisa ingxenye yendlela ehamba phambili iwe kungazelelwe emgwaqeni ogcwele izimoto.

Izithombe ezisuka kusayithi zikhombisa izimoto zesitimela zilenga phezu kwezisekelo ezidilikile, njengoba ithimba labatakuli lizama ukukhipha noma yibaphi abagibeli okungenzeka ukuthi bebegibele. 

Cishe amashumi amabili ama-ambulensi abekhona endaweni yesigameko.

IMeya yeDolobha laseMexico uClaudia Sheinbaum uthe ezinye izingane ziphakathi kwalabo ababulewe. Isikhungo sokuvikela umphakathi kuleli dolobha sibike ukuthi isibalo sabantu abashonile sifinyelele ku-23, kwathi abantu ababalelwa ku-79 balimala kule nhlekelele.

Imibiko yokuqala yathi ujantshi ophakeme wadilika ngesikhathi imoto ishayisa enye yezinsika ezisezingeni lomgwaqo. Isitimela saphuka kabili njengoba siwela phansi.

Ulayini 12 ulayini omusha kakhulu wedolobha laseMexico City, elavulwa ngo-2012. Ugijima eningizimu-ntshonalanga yenhloko-dolobha yaseMexico, enabantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-9.2.

Kubikwa ukuthi abantu bakule ndawo bazwakalise ukusaba ngokuphepha kwalesi sakhiwo eminyakeni emine edlule, ngesikhathi izinsika ku-Line 12 zicekelwa phansi ukuzamazama komhlaba. Izikhulu zezokuthutha zithe ngo-2017 zalungisa ngokushesha i-overpass ngemuva kokubona imifantu kanye nomunye umonakalo.