A freight train collided with a regional on the Brennero railway line: the accident would take place shortly after 08:30 today, Wednesday 20 August, in the route between Mezzocorona and Trento Nord, at the height of the Cavalcavia Fallen of Nassiriya. The circulation on the Verona – Brennero line was suspended in both directions between Mezzocorona and Trento.
On board the regional train travel 45 passengers: three of them suffered slight injuries, but nobody is in danger of life. A woman was transported to the hospital in ambulance, while the other two people involved directed by a doctor independently. All the others are continuing the trip by bus.
The dynamics of the railway accident has not yet been confirmed: according to a first reconstruction provided by RFI, during some maneuvering operations, the freight wagons that were in Trento (in Roncafort locality) would have detached from the rest of the convoy, ending up causing the collision with the regional train and the escape from the tracks of a single carriage. The impact has in fact caused the sostry of the tractor of the regional 16666, who was stopped at the traffic light.
The permanent body of the Trento firefighters intervened on the site, while the technicians of the Italian railway network are working to restore the full functionality of the line: the situation remains updated.
