The governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León (north), Samuel García, reported this Thursday that the death toll from the collapse of a platform during an electoral campaign event rose to 9 while the number of injured stood at 50.
I have just visited Clinic 7 and I regret to report that so far the number of people who died in the accident amounts to 8 adults and 1 minor. The injured in this clinic are already stable
García said in his X account.
“Now I’m heading to Clinic 21 where three people are in surgery. From there I will go to the University Hospital to do the corresponding evaluations. I will continue to report,” said the governor.
He The accident occurred during a campaign event by the presidential candidate for the opposition Citizen Movement (MC), Jorge Álvarez Máynez, who was unharmed, in Monterrey, capital of Nuevo León.
The scenario that had been set up for the closing of Lorena Canavati’s campaign, Citizen Movement candidate for mayor of San Pedro, Nuevo León, practically collapsed at the closing of the campaign held at the El Obispo baseball field, in the western part of the municipality.
According to social media records that broadcast the political event, The accident occurred around 06:00 p.m. local time. when a strong wind shook the stage.
In the pictures, Álvarez Máynez and Canavati are seen running while the towers and the main stage screen collapsed.
Emergency corps agents arrived at the scene. and the state Civil Protection and the municipality of San Pedro, to care for the injured.
The members of my team who were injured are already being treated in the hospital. I am heading back to the scene of the events to accompany the victims
Álvarez Máynez wrote on the social network
Previously, the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García, who emerged from MC, regretted the accident in a message on social networks and spoke about the weather conditions for Monterrey in the next few hours.
“Good evening, this is a very important message. I ask you to please stay safe. Heavy rains are coming in the next few hours. There was an event 15 minutes ago, unfortunately an accident occurred that left several people injured during a campaign closing in San Pedro Garza García,” the governor said in a message on the same social network.
