(20 Jun 2024)
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San Bernardo, Chile – 20 June 2024
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STORYLINE:
At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile, a rare fatal crash in the South
American country.
Two large cranes were busy removing the twisted wreckage left by the collision, which took place in San Bernardo, just south of the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the collision, which left the test car sitting fully on top of the freight train.
Authorities said they detained the driver of the test train and a railway operator for interrogation on charges of reckless manslaughter.
Photos and video of the scene showed one carriage jackknifed several meters into the air above a badly mangled cargo train.
Train service in Santiago remained suspended Thursday following the crash.
The eight-car freight train was carrying 1,346 tons of copper, Chile’s main export, and had some people on board while the other train had 10 workers on board operating a speed test, the state rail company said.
AP Video shot by Esteban Felix and Alex Plaza
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