Carnate derailment | |
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A similar low-floor train with
control car, and Class E.464 locomotive at end. | |
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Details | |
Date | 19 August 2020 |
Location |
Paderno-Robbiate station[
it (
runaway) Carnate-Usmate station (derailment) |
Coordinates | 45°39′11″N 9°22′30″E / 45.65306°N 9.37500°E |
Country | Italy |
Line | Seregno–Bergamo railway |
Operator |
Trenord (train) RFI (line) |
Incident type | Runaway and derailment |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 2 |
Injured | 3 |
The Carnate derailment occurred in Lombardy, Italy on 19 August 2020 when a passenger train ran away from Paderno-Robbiate station [ it and was derailed at Carnate-Usmate station.
The train was reported to have run away from Paderno d'Adda without crew, and with a passenger detected after the derailment. [1] The train was to operate a Paderno d'Adda- Milan service about 25 minutes after the start of the runaway from Paderno d'Adda, which took place about 15 minutes after its arrival from Milan; [2] it included a Class E.464 locomotive (in the rear position), six carriages and a control car.
After travelling for 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), [3] the train was diverted into a siding at Carnate-Usmate station. [4] The control car and the first three carriages of the train derailed. [2] Three people were injured (the passenger, and the 2 crew members while trying to get on the runaway train in Paderno d'Adda); they all suffered minor injuries, and the passenger was taken to the hospital for checks. [5]
The driver and conductor of the train were suspended from duty after the accident. [6]
An investigation was opened into the accident. [5] The Polfer [ it is responsible for investigating railway accidents in Italy. The train event recorder was recovered from the E.464 and handed over to investigators. [6]
Carnate derailment | |
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A similar low-floor train with
control car, and Class E.464 locomotive at end. | |
| |
Details | |
Date | 19 August 2020 |
Location |
Paderno-Robbiate station[
it (
runaway) Carnate-Usmate station (derailment) |
Coordinates | 45°39′11″N 9°22′30″E / 45.65306°N 9.37500°E |
Country | Italy |
Line | Seregno–Bergamo railway |
Operator |
Trenord (train) RFI (line) |
Incident type | Runaway and derailment |
Cause | Under investigation |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 2 |
Injured | 3 |
The Carnate derailment occurred in Lombardy, Italy on 19 August 2020 when a passenger train ran away from Paderno-Robbiate station [ it and was derailed at Carnate-Usmate station.
The train was reported to have run away from Paderno d'Adda without crew, and with a passenger detected after the derailment. [1] The train was to operate a Paderno d'Adda- Milan service about 25 minutes after the start of the runaway from Paderno d'Adda, which took place about 15 minutes after its arrival from Milan; [2] it included a Class E.464 locomotive (in the rear position), six carriages and a control car.
After travelling for 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), [3] the train was diverted into a siding at Carnate-Usmate station. [4] The control car and the first three carriages of the train derailed. [2] Three people were injured (the passenger, and the 2 crew members while trying to get on the runaway train in Paderno d'Adda); they all suffered minor injuries, and the passenger was taken to the hospital for checks. [5]
The driver and conductor of the train were suspended from duty after the accident. [6]
An investigation was opened into the accident. [5] The Polfer [ it is responsible for investigating railway accidents in Italy. The train event recorder was recovered from the E.464 and handed over to investigators. [6]