Five railway employees killed by high-speed prepare in Italy as they changed monitor
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ive Italian railway employees have died after being hit by a train whereas they have been changing tracks close to Turin.
The state railway Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Rfi) confirmed the deaths of the employees, aged between 22 and 52, on Thursday, whereas Brandizzo mayor Paolo Bodoni mentioned an investigation is underway.
The employees have been changing some monitor outdoors the station of Brandizzo, on the road connecting Milan and Turin, at about midnight on Wednesday after they have been run over by a prepare transporting wagons.
The chief of Italy’s second largest trades union Cisl, Luigi Sbarra, mentioned the deaths have been “outrageous” and the union has been left “dismayed”.
“The terrible accident that occurred last night on the Turin-Milan railway line leaves us dismayed,” mentioned Sbarra on social media.
“Five workers are dead, five families – to whom we send our condolences – have been destroyed by the lack of safety measures,” he continued.
“This umpteenth tragedy is an outrage to all Italian workers,” concluded Sbarra.
The prepare was travelling at about 160 kph (100 mph), news company ANSA quoted police as saying.
“Rfi expresses great sorrow … and offers its condolences and closeness to the families of the dead workers,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.
Two employees managed to keep away from the products prepare and have been unharmed, ANSA reported.
The prepare driver was handled for shock on the scene after which allowed to go residence.
Mr Bodoni informed the AGI news service than an emergency employee had described to him a “chilling scene, with human remains across 300 metres”.
“It’s a huge tragedy,” he mentioned.
“It cannot be excluded that there could have been a communication error,” he mentioned.