From the BBC News website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6057876.stm
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Enlarge ImageThe crash took place at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II station in the centre of the Italian capital. The
And a video by a Dutch student of the first 2 minutes of evacuation of the train station.
After the screaming in the beginning you can hear a teacher give orders to the students. On the stairs there is speculation about a bomb but the student filming is sure it is a crash. He talks about another metro train crashing into the rear.
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=1794858634241171204&pr=goog-sl
greetings,
Marc Immeker
Good idea to post a map of Rome.
And an impressive video. The student who shot pictures in such a moment must have nerves like steel-ropes, as we would say in german.
There is still no word as to the exact cause of the accident. The macchinista or motorman of the train that crashed into the stopped train was not seriously injured and has been released from the hospital. He has maintained that he received permission to stop and proceed. One account said that the signal was permissive stop. The train was to proceed not exceeding 15 kmh. If I’m not mistaken, there is a significant curve between the next station south, Manzoni, and Vittorio Emanuele, so there would have been limited visibility of the track ahead.
The trainset is fairly new, manufactured by a firm in Spain. There was a problem of some sort with a similar unit about a year ago that took place in the yard. For whatever reason the train did not stop in time and crashed through the bumper post. The same type of equipment was involved in the crash in Valencia, Spain, last summer, but that accident has been attributed to excessive speed.