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At least two people died and nine were injured in a head-on train crash that occurred during the early hours of the morning in Chile. The impact occurred in the commune of Saint Bernard south of Santiago de Chile. In addition, there was a passenger missing as a result of the collision.
According to local media, The crash involved a passenger train and an eight-car freight train carrying 1,346 tons of copper cargo. Both collided near the Lo Herrera sector of the aforementioned town between Eliodoro Yáñez with President Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Immediately, emergency services approached the scene to assist the injured.
The force of the collision caused one of the cars to climb over the freight railroad locomotive. This could be seen through the different images and videos that quickly spread through social networks.
The first investigations indicate that The passenger train was performing speed maneuvers on the track when he unexpectedly encountered the freight train stationary in place. The Police and investigation groups have already begun inquiries about the monitoring of the rails and the authorizations granted to move around the place in the wee hours of the morning.
Miguel Araya, the mayor of Buin, was in charge of commenting in television statements from the scene of the events that it was indeed a test train. In addition, he was the one who confirmed the death of the people and the injured, according to reports Third and CNN Chile.
At the scene of the collision they were still working Fire brigade local. There were evacuees who were urgently transferred by SAMU personnel to the nearest hospitals. In that sense, traffic on Route 5 south was suspended since the crash occurred at kilometer 28 of that road.
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