A high-speed train has derailed in northern Italy. Two people were killed. Now there is a new suspicion of the cause of the accident.
- 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 train accident is unclear.
- There are two deaths and numerous injuries.
Update from February 6, 2020, 6.40 p.m .: 31 people were injured in the serious rail accident in northern Italy, in which two train drivers were killed when the locomotive broke off from the rest of the train. The authorities announced that now. The accident of the high-speed train happened on the line between Milan and Bologna. After initial investigations, the rail car derailed at around 5:30 a.m. An incorrectly set turnout may have played a role, said prosecutor Domenico Chiaro in the evening in Lodi.
He mentioned maintenance work and human error as further possible aspects that would be investigated. "If the switch had been set straight, the train would not have derailed," Chiaro told the press. But a final assessment of the background is not yet possible.
After the locomotive, another wagon had jumped out of the tracks and overturned. At the accident site near Casal Pusterlengo, southeast of Milan, debris was scattered widely.
Train crash in Italy: dead and injured after derailment - new suspicion of the cause of the accident
Update of February 6, 2020, 3:53 pm: According to the authorities, at least two people died in the serious train accident in Italy. The dead are said to be two train drivers . Helpers said on television in the morning that it could have been a lot worse if there had been more passengers on the train - there were 30 people at the time of the accident.
According to the Ansa news agency, the disaster train drove at a straight line at around 290 kilometers per hour . The locomotive had initially detached itself from the rest of the train, as the first reports said. He had bumped into an object on another track, raced off into a train building off the track and only then lay there. The remaining wagons continued to drive on their own until the first wagon derailed, overturned and also lay still.
Prosecutors and police in Lombardy started investigations into the cause of the accident. There have been reports that construction work in the accident zone or switch errors in the multi-track section could have something to do with the accident. However, Prefect Marcello Cardona and others responsible said it was too early to make any statement about the cause.
Train crash in Italy: high-speed train derailed
First report from February 6, 2020:
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.
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- Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) February 6, 2020The 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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