Two trains
collided head-on in a rural area of southeastern Italy Tuesday morning, killing
at least 10 people, a firefighter told CNN.
The crash
happened at about 11:05 a.m. in the Puglia region, said Maria Rondenodnone, a
volunteer firefighter.
Others were
injured in the crash between the towns of Andria and Corato, about 15
kilometers south of the Adriatic Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
A child was
among those taken from the crash, and was transported to a hospital by
helicopter, ANSA reported.
An aerial
picture from the scene, distributed by Italian firefighters, showed the smashed
remains of train cars and a large area of scattered, twisted metal at the
impact site.
Both trains
were on the same track, apparently headed toward each other.
Italian
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for an investigation into the collision.
“There will
be a full inquiry to find out who is responsible for this crash, and what has
happened,” Renzi told reporters Tuesday in Milan.
The rescue
and recovery effort is ongoing, he added.
The
state-run rail company FS Group offered condolences and said both trains were
operated by the private company Ferrotramviaria SpA, which runs commuter rail
services in the area.
“The
employees of the Italian FS Group are close to the victims’ families, the
wounded and colleagues at Ferrotramviaria,” the FS Group said.
Details on
what led to the crash weren’t immediately available.
The wreck
happened in a relatively remote area. Local authorities took to social media to
ask for any doctors and medics in the area to go to the crash site to help the
injured.
“It’s not an
area that’s easily accessible. The closest highway is miles away,” CNN
contributor Barbie Nadeau said.
Source: CNN
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