Two trains have collided head-on in southern Italy, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens. – Guardian Reports
The crash happened on a single stretch of track running through an olive grove between the towns of Corato and Andria. Both trains were made up of four carriages.
“We are working with dozens of rescue teams to open up the carriages,” said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the fire brigade, adding they had saved a young boy from the wreckage. “The rescue is complicated because this happened in the middle of the countryside.”
Video images showed ambulances responding to the scene with other rescue workers.
The trains were travelling on a single-track line and collided at about 11.30am on a hot summer’s day in the region of Puglia.
There was no immediate reason given for the collision. “We won’t stop until we get a clear explanation over what happened,” the Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, told reporters, cutting short a visit to Milan to return to Rome.
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Scontro frontale tra due treni in #Puglia Comandante VVFF "Ci sono molti morti" LA FOTO https://t.co/UAMLIYlsRg pic.twitter.com/5TOGWbcDE3
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