In Italy, the derailed high-speed train
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Two people were killed, about 30 injured
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On high-speed railway lines in Italy derailed a train travelling from Milan to Salerno, reports the online edition of La Pressa with reference to the office of Civil defense of the country. According to the Department, killing two men, both railway workers. Another 27 were injured.
The newspaper Corriere della Sera, in turn, reports of 30 injured and two dead drivers. According to her, the high-speed train Frecciarossa (“Red arrow”) in 5:35 (7:35 GMT) derailed the truck, then overturned at least two cars.
According to the Agency ANSA, both victims railroad workers, perhaps it is including the driver. The most serious injuries to the janitor, were in the train, but the injuries do not threaten his life, clarifies the issue. At the moment when the train derailed on a high speed line was out for maintenance, but accurate information on the causes of the accident yet.
Arrived at the scene dozens of ambulances and firefighters, there are also headed by the Minister of infrastructure and transport Paola de Micheli, said in a statement on Twitter. As reported TASS in the Russian General Consulate in Milan, Russians among victims are not present.
Now the traffic in the area of high-speed railway between Milan and Bologna suspended. Train with it rerouted on the line Milano – Piacenza, which they left with an hour delay. The President of the Lombardy region Attilio Fontana and adviser on social welfare Giulio Haller expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the crash.
#Lodi, deraglia #treno alta velocità: due morti e diversi feriti https://t.co/OVavwToVFn
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