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Drama in Italy: high-speed train derailed - dead and injured

2020-02-06T09:05:29.681Z


A high-speed train has derailed in northern Italy. The scene of the accident is like a debris field. At least two people were killed.


A high-speed train has derailed in northern Italy. The scene of the accident is like a debris field. At least two people were killed.

  • In northern Italy, a high-speed train on the way from Milan to Salerno derailed early in the morning (February 6, 2020).
  • The cause of the misfortune is unclear.
  • There are deaths and injuries.

High-speed train derailed in Italy

Milan / Lodi - At least two people died in the early morning of a train accident in Italy . Authorities also reported more than two dozen injuries. The Frecciarossa Av 9595 high-speed train had derailed on the Milan-Salerno line. A wagon could be seen on TV pictures, lying overturned next to the tracks.

Fatal train accident in Italy: cause of accident unclear

According to the first media reports, the locomotive jumped out of the rails for an initially unexplained cause, bumped into an object on another track and then crashed into a building. The two dead are said to be the train driver and another train employee.

High-speed train derailed in Lodi province: rubble at the scene of the accident

The accident occurred near Casal Pusterlengo, southeast of Milan in the province of Lodi, as reported by the Ansa news agency. The train had left Milan Central Station shortly after five in the morning. At the time of the accident, there were a total of 28 passengers on board. Debris was scattered around the scene of the accident.

#Lodi, incidente treno alta velocità. Squadre #vigilidelfuoco al lavoro, accertata una vittima, segnalato un disperso # 6febbraio aggiornamento ore 7:30 pic.twitter.com/2cqmIlS09j

- Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) February 6, 2020

The injured were taken to hospitals. A person, probably also a train employee, is said to be seriously injured. Other authorities said that nobody was in mortal danger. The route was initially blocked in both directions.

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Rubric list image: © Screeenshot Twitter Vigili del Fuoco

Source: merkur

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