Dalawa patay sa salpukan ng tren sa Chile
Dalawa katao ang namatay at siyam na iba pa ang nasaktan nang sumalpok ang isang freight train sa isang tren na nagsasagawa ng test run sa labas ng kapitolyo ng Chile.
Apat na Chinese citizens na lulan ng tren na nagsasagawa ng speed tests ang nasaktan, ayon sa state railway company na EFE.
Firefighters and police members stand nearby the two trains that collided in the commune of San Bernardo, in Santiago early in the morning on June 20, 2024. – Two people were killed and several injured following the head-on collision between a goods train and a test train on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, the railway company reported. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP)
Namatay naman ang driver ng freight train at ang kaniyang assistant.
Batay sa pahayag ng EFE, “We regret to report the death of two workers on the freight train.”
Ang dalawang tren ay nagsalpukan sa suburb ng San Bernardo, na nasa labas lamang ng Santiago.
Aerial view of the two trains that collided in the commune of San Bernardo, in Santiago early in the morning on June 20, 2024. – Two people were killed and several injured following the head-on collision between a goods train and a test train on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, the railway company reported. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP)
Sinabi ni Prosecutor Pedro Aravena, “for reasons that are unknown” the test train was not aware the freight train was heading north in its direction.”