The Secretary of Transportation revealed that this is the line of investigation. “There are multiple hypotheses. We cannot advance anything or rule out anything,” he stressed.
Reuters
The Secretary of Transportation, Franco Mogettabroke the silence following the collision of the San Martín Train with a locomotive near the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, and revealed that a possible theft of cables in the formation and signaling system of the tracks is being investigated.
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“We regret the terrible accident, luckily we do not have to mourn fatalities”said the national official in this regard in statements to the media, and added: “Our main concern is to show solidarity with the victims, with the families and make ourselves available with all resources.”
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Along the same lines, he revealed that there are 60 injured: 30 people with serious injuries and imminent risk of death, 20 who require prompt assistance although there is no imminent risk of life, and 10 with superficial injuries.
“Logically we are investigating the causes of the accident, there are multiple hypotheses. We cannot advance anything or rule out anything”he stressed while speaking of complaints regarding cable theft.
For his part, he maintained that the libertarian administration tries to be prudent and make available to justice the task of the investigation carried out by the Trenes Argentinos company and the staff of the National Transport Regulation Commission (CNRT).
“There is some issue to investigate regarding the signals that are given from the formations outwards such as the flaggers and the signaling. We do not have the details, we are investigating”held.
Finally, Mogetta revealed that the Ministry of Transportation, which depends on the Ministry of Economy, works together with the police force to “determine if there are any passengers on board who need assistance.”
