Pioltello train derailment

On 25 January 2018, a commuter train operated by Trenord derailed in Pioltello when two of its carriages came off the track en route to Milan. The incident left 3 women dead and more than 100 people injured, of whom 46 needed medical assistance in hospital. 5 of them were in critical condition.[2]

Pioltello Train Derailment
Details
Date	25 January 2018 06:55–06:57 local time (05:55–05:57 UTC)[1]
Location	Pioltello, Italy
Coordinates	45.4829°N 9.3124°E
Line	Cremona – Milan
Operator	Trenord
Incident type	Derailment
Cause	Broken rail
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	3
Injured	46, 5 Critical

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Location of the Pioltello train derailment

Accident

Location of cars after the derailment

At about 7:00 local time, a passenger train was travelling from Cremona to Milano Porta Garibaldi when two of the carriages derailed and came to a rest at an angle.[3] The accident occurred between the Pioltello-Limito station and the Segrate station.

Train operator Trenord say that the train was travelling at normal speed when the derailment occurred. Witnesses say that the train trembled for a few minutes just before the accident.[4]

Investigation

Italian police began an investigation into the possible cause of the accident and said that a problem with a track switch could be the reason why the derailment occurred.[5] A broken rail on a section of jointed track 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the crash site was later identified as the cause of the derailment. That section of track was scheduled for replacement.[6]

See also

• Hither Green rail crash, another derailment caused by a broken rail at a track joint.

References

1. "Le indagini sull'incidente ferroviario fuori Milano". ilpost.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. "Milan train crash: at least two people killed after derailment". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. Boyle, Danny. "Italy train crash: Two killed as commuter service derails near Milan". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
4. "At least three dead after train derails near Milan". Reuters. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
5. "Italy train crash: Three killed near Milan". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
6. Berni, Federico; Burattino, Rosella; Galli, Andrea; Giuzzi, Cesare; Ravizza, Simona; Regina, Sara (25 January 2018). "Treno deragliato a Pioltello: morte tre donne, 46 ferti di cui cinque molto gravi. Il cedimento della rotaia" [Derailed train in Pioltello: death of three women , 46 wounded, of which five are very serious. The failure of the rail.] (in Italian). Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved 26 January 2018.