TRAIN KILLED 20 PEOPLE IN ITALY
In Southern Italy, in the coasta town of Bari and Barletta, two passenger trains collided and left twenty people dead and dozens injured, source BBC.
this collision happened in good weather around 11.30 local time(09.30 GMT), in the Southern region of Puglia. The trains were said to be on a single track while the incident happened.
It was unclear what really happened. But a local prosecutor suspects human error to have been the cause of the accident.
The emergency service have been trying to rescue passengers from the shattered carriage. A small baby who was airlifted to the Hospital was also pulled from the wreckage. The Local authorities have appealed for blood donors to come forward.
It was worst scene of my life, I saw a lot of dead people, people were begging for help and crying, a policeman told a journalist.
Youtube: Crashed scene of the trains
this collision happened in good weather around 11.30 local time(09.30 GMT), in the Southern region of Puglia. The trains were said to be on a single track while the incident happened.
Firefighters rescuing passengers
Illustration of the crashing(BBC)
The emergency service have been trying to rescue passengers from the shattered carriage. A small baby who was airlifted to the Hospital was also pulled from the wreckage. The Local authorities have appealed for blood donors to come forward.
Firefighters rescuing passengers
It was worst scene of my life, I saw a lot of dead people, people were begging for help and crying, a policeman told a journalist.
Italy's deadly train accidents
June 2009: Freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derails in Viareggio, causing a large explosion. More than 30 people die
January 2005: A head-on collision between a passenger and a freight train near Crevalcore kills 17
July 2002: A passenger train derails in Rometta Messina, killing eight people
April 1978: Two trains collide near a ravine next to Murazze Vado. Some of the carriages fall into the gorge, killing 42
Sources: Ansa, Corriere della Sera
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