After the derailment of the Sarmiento train, it was announced that one of the possible causes of the accident may have been due to a technical problem. The accident occurred this afternoon at a road intersection Rivadavia and Timoteo Gordillo, It left at least 20 injured.
The accident occurred at 3:50 p.m., when the formation took place He headed to the station and took off his shoes at the peak of the liners. Although the authorities did not confirm the reasons for the derailment, some specialists began to suggest that it was an accident It could have been released due to a technical issue.
The malfunction may be due to a technical malfunction in Change one of the methodsaccording to the journalist Ernesto Arriaga in LN+. The cars derailed during the train He was approaching the station at low speed. Three cars were shifted from the beginning of the formation to the left.
According to reports, although the roads have been renovated in recent years, Signal system It has not been completely replaced; The hybrid system coexists with new technology and another system that has been in operation for a long time.
As he himself confirmed, orThe injured were treated at the scene Nine people had to be moved With multiple traumas and wounds of moderate complexity To the hospitals of Santojani, Velez Sarsfield, Acute General Dr. Teodoro Alvarez and Acute General C. Grierson.
Of the total number of infected people, Two minors who were assisted At the scene with minor injuries. “The important thing is that There are no deathsSAME President Alberto Crescente said in an interview with the media, including: LN+.
Meanwhile, Trenis Argentinos clarified to LA NACION that none of the victims suffered serious injuries.
The accident occurred near rush hour, when many people who had started their work day early were already heading home. Because of this, there were a large number of passengers.
Many passengers reported that the train began to fill with smoke in the cars where the shoe had come off. Ramiro, one of the victims, narrated what happened at the scene of the accident in an interview with him LN+: “We left school with friends and took the train. We sat and We started hearing the “crack” Passing through Velez Road. With my friend We got scared and started to retreat.. Suddenly they started hearing fireworks and… Smoke came out“.
At the moment of collision, the passengers were the ones who opened the car door. “Fortunately, with the strength of some boys, they opened the train door, because if not, We would have drowned there. It was the door that could save usRamiro commented.
Another witness who witnessed the incident from his apartment also indicated what happened. “I felt a very loud noise and I looked and saw it Smoke was coming out of the train formation towards Ouns“This has to be the first derailment and I see them starting to want to stop and it makes the whole smoking thing even more important,” he told TN.
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