The trains collided while traveling at low speed.
The accident between a high-speed train and a regional train took place on the line between Bologna and Rimini, more precisely between the province of Faenza and Forli, the fire service announced on social media, indicating that at least 17 people were injured.
A spokesman for Italian railway company Trenitalia told AFP that most people suffered only minor injuries such as scrapes.
“It was a very low speed collision,” he said, adding that the incident was under investigation.
Photos released by the fire department show that both trains collided head-on, but the front of the regional train remained intact.
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, who also serves as vice president, said he was monitoring the situation and also confirmed that the injuries were minor.
He said he was investigating what happened and who might have been responsible.
The accident comes three months after five people were hit by a high-speed train on August 31 on the main line between Milan and Turin. Five members of the maintenance team were killed while working on the tracks.
The previous fatal accident on Italian railways occurred in 2020, when a train derailed in the early hours of the morning near Lodi, south of Milan, killing two railway workers and injuring 31 passengers.
In January 2018, three women were killed and around 100 people were injured when a train derailed near Milan, blamed on poor track maintenance.
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2024-08-13 21:33:48
