Workers were replacing rails outside Bradizzo station when they were hit by a train carrying wagons
Five railway workers were killed when they were hit by a train near Turin, Italy’s public railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Rfi) announced today.
Workers were replacing rails outside Bradizzo station, on the line connecting Milan to Turin, around midnight yesterday, Wednesday, when they were hit by a train carrying wagons.
The train was traveling at a speed of about 160 kilometers per hour, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing police.
Workers’ strage a #Brandizzo, cinque morti investiti sui binari mentre facevano. manutenzione. Ditta esterna a Rete Ferroviaria Italiana: la Sigifer di Borgo Vercelli. 🚄 pic.twitter.com/I9bMKkHnbI
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“Rfi expresses its deep regret (…) and its condolences (…) to the families of the employees who have died,” the company said in a statement.
Two workers managed to escape the freight train and are safe and sound, ANSA added.
#Brandizzo I continue to believe in the place of the dramatic incident on the job that cost the lives of 5 workers, they were caught by a train while they were working on the tracks pic.twitter.com/xSQrr0OiHb
— Local Team (@localteamit) August 31, 2023
The train driver was treated for shock at the scene of the accident and then allowed to go home.
Source :Skai
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