Mexico City Subway To Pay Families Of Victims In Overpass Collapse $32,000 - Mayor
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 09, 2021 | 01:40 AM
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th May, 2021) The families of the 26 victims of the subway overpass collapse will receive $32,650 in insurance payments and another $2,500 from the government to cover immediate costs, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Saturday.
"The insurance policies for subway passengers provide for the payment of 350,000 pesos ($17,600) ... During negotiations with the subway, we decided that this amount is insufficient, so the payments were raised to 650,000 pesos," Sheinbaum said at a press conference, video of which was posted on her Twitter.
According to the mayor, social workers are currently working with the families of those killed or injured in the accident.
Those who live far from Mexico City are provided with transportation and accommodation in the capital, she added.
"All the families of the victims will receive an immediate payment of 50,000 pesos, 10,000 pesos were already paid and the remaining 40,000 will be transferred starting Monday," Sheinbaum stated.
On May 3, an overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City, killing 26 people, 33 passengers were hospitalized. The investigation into the causes of the structural failure are ongoing. The government declared May 5-7 days of national mourning.
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