2013 Castelar rail accident

2013 Buenos Aires rail disaster
Date 13 June 2013
Time 07:30 (10:30 UTC)
Location Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates 34°39′01″S 58°38′11″W / 34.65028°S 58.63639°W / -34.65028; -58.63639Coordinates: 34°39′01″S 58°38′11″W / 34.65028°S 58.63639°W / -34.65028; -58.63639
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 UTC), 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.
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