Italian Train Kills Six

Italian Train Kills Six

by: Jonathan Hays, November 17, 20122, European Tribune

Firefighters arrive on-scene to ensure safety

 Six people were brutally killed after a train crashed into a vehicle early Saturday evening in southern Italy. A rescuer who arrived on the scene early called the crash "appalling," according to the official ANSA news agency. The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. near Rossano, Itally. which is about 300 kilometers southeast of Naples and 280 kilometers northeast of Reggio Calabria.

The most appalling part of the crash was that the vehicle hit was a fiat. Almost no protection for the driver and passenger was provided while the car was reportedly dragged for 600 meters before the train slowed to a stop. The six killed were in the fiat. The passengers and drivers were workers who had been travelling to pick clementines to sell. The area where the crash occured is still closed off, since it occurred the day before yesterday, while workers try to discover who's fault the crash was. 

Sources:

"Report: Train slams into vehicle in southern Italy, killing 6," CNN, accessed November 26, 2012, last modified November 26, 2012, http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/24/world/europe/italy-train-deaths/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2.

"Italian train crash leaves one dead, 25 injured (PHOTOS)," accessed November 26, 2012, last modified November 25, 2012, http://rt.com/news/train-truck-accident-italy-903/.