2013 Castelar rail accident

2013 Buenos Aires rail disaster
Details
Date 13 June 2013
Time 07:30 (10:30 GMT)
Location Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates 34°39′01″S 58°38′11″W / 34.65028°S 58.63639°WCoordinates: 34°39′01″S 58°38′11″W / 34.65028°S 58.63639°W
Country Argentina
Statistics
Trains 2
Deaths 3
Injuries 315

The 2013 Buenos Aires rail disaster occurred on 13 June 2013 at about 07:30 local time (10:30 GMT), in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province, about 30km (19 miles) west of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A passenger train travelling in the morning rush hour hit a stationary train that was empty. At least 3 people were killed and another 315 were injured.[1][2][3] This crash took place on the Sarmiento line between Once railway station and Moreno, the same line which was the scene of the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.[4]

Following official investigations which determined that the brakes were in working order and that the conductor sped through three warning signals without attempting to apply them,[5] the conductor, Daniel López, was formally charged with negligent homicide on October 2.[6]

References

  1. "Deadly train crash near Buenos Aires". BBC News Online (BBC). June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. "Three dead, 155 injured in Argentina train crash". Yahoo! News. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. "Otro accidente en el Sarmiento: un tren chocó contra el andén" [Another accident in Sarmiento: a train hit the platform]. Clarín. June 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. "Trains collide near Buenos Aires; 3 dead, hundreds injured". CNN. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  5. "Tragedia de Castelar: El maquinista no intentó parar el tren, según la pericia oficial". Clarín. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
  6. "Choque de trenes en Castelar: procesan al motorman" [Castelar train wreck: processed by the motorman]. Info News. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.