Milan train derailment leaves at least 3 dead, many injured
January 26, 2018 by admin
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At least three people were killed when a train derailed near Milan on Thursday.
(AP)
An Italian commuter train derailed Thursday morning near Milan, killing three people and seriously injuring at least 13 others as some passengers became trapped in mangled cars.
The Trenord train derailed near Pioltello Limito station, less than 13 miles outside of Milan, at a switch track. At least two cars from the middle of the train moved off the rails and were left standing at an angle.
At least 13 other people were seriously injured after a train derailed in Milan, Italy.
(ANSA)
“There currently are three dead, five severely injured and eight injured in ‘code yellow,’ all of which in hospital,” an Interior Ministry in Milan spokesperson told Reuters.
Dozens of people were also injured less severely.
Train traffic into and out of Milan was halted for hours after rescuers removed passengers that were caught in the cars. Commuters said they felt the car shake for a few minutes before hearing a big bang. Next came the car’s roof and walls caving in on them.
“Two carriages were half-worn, [it was] a chilling scene,” A passenger told Italy’s Rai News. “And I was lucky to get [sic] another car that is not derailed.”
Passengers recalled the train car caving in after hearing a loud bang.
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“There seemed to be some stones under the train and then the train stopped, they made us get off and the rescue arrived half an hour later,” one person said.
Another passenger told ANSA: “It was all right, suddenly the train started to shake, then there was a roar and the carriages came out of the tracks.”
Authorities believe the switch track played a role in the derailment. The train was heading from Cremona, in eastern Lombardy, to Milan’s Garibaldi station that morning.
Trenord, a regional train company serving the Lombardy region, has a notorious track record among riders. People often complain the trains are dirty, packed with people and delayed.
The company’s social media page said the delays due to the train derailment were caused by a “technical inconvenience.”
The train derailment caused hours of delays into and out of Milan
(ANSA)
It was the latest incident involving Italy’s aging rail system. In 2016, 23 people were killed when two trains collided on a single track in an olive grove in Puglia, southeastern Italy. In 2009, 32 people were killed when a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded in Viareggio, in central Italy’s Tuscany region.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam
