A train on Rome’s underground metro system rammed into the back of another at high speed on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring 110 others, five seriously, authorities said.
Earlier, officials had said two people had been killed. The difference was apparently due to confusion at the scene.
The accident occurred when one train arriving at the station at high speed crashed into the back of another that was still discharging passengers at the Piazza Vittorio underground station in the city centre.
The crash occurred at 9.47am (7.47am GMT), at the crowded station. Unconfirmed early reports said the driver of the second train did not stop at a red light.
A witness said overhead beams of the station collapsed when the train rammed into the rear of the other which was stationary with its doors still open.
”About one quarter of the first carriage of the train I was on was totally crushed,” a man whose named was given only as Fabiano told Sky Italia TV.
”All the lights went out. It was frightening,” another man who had been on one of the trains told Sky from the scene.
Live footage showed police and other rescue workers carrying injured passengers from the station.
Witnesses said people spattered with blood were leaving the station while others were still trapped down below. There were also reports that a electrical panel exploded when the trains crashed. – Reuters