A regional train to Turin, Italy On Wednesday night, five road maintenance workers were crushed to death and two others were injured.Near the town of Brandizzo.
Italian police reported that the train was traveling at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour. Victims were working to replace the track Near Brandizzo station according to the RAI chain.
The Italian Railway Network (RFI), which “expresses its deep regret for what has happened and conveys its condolences and sympathies to the families of the workers who died”, announced that the maintenance work is “going on by an external company contractor”. “The train, which was not in commercial service, passed over some workers.
Authorities came to the scene and launched an investigation into the incident. The media points out that the first trains on this line (Milan-Turin) are unlikely to proceed normally, at least in the early morning hours. Brandizzo Mayor Paolo Bodoni explained that “it cannot be ruled out that this could be a communication error”. “In any case, we will have to wait for the results of the investigations,” he stressed.