Coverage dated August 30, 2023

Five rail maintenance workers killed by train in Italy

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Firefighters and police officers at the train station in Brandizzo, Italy, where the maintenance workers were hit - Copyright AFP Manan VATSYAYANAAlice RITCHIEFive railway workers died after being hit by a train during overnight maintenance in northern Italy, officials said Thursday, triggering outr…

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Reports & sources

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  1. The Boston Globe

    A train slams into group of workers on the tracks at an Italian station, killing 5 of them (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Italian authorities say a speeding work train slammed into a group of people doing track maintenance work, killing five workers.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A train slams into a group of workers on the tracks at an Italian station, killing 5 of them (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A speeding out-of-service train slammed into a group of workers doing nighttime track maintenance in northern Italy on Thursday, killing five of them, authorities said.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Train Crashes Into Group Of Rail Workers In Italy, Leaving 5 Dead (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Authorities say an out-of-service train killed a group of five workers in northern Italy while they were performing overnight maintenance Thursday.

  4. Digital Journal

    Five rail maintenance workers killed by train in Italy (opens Digital Journal)

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    Firefighters and police officers at the train station in Brandizzo, Italy, where the maintenance workers were hit - Copyright AFP Manan VATSYAYANAAlice RITCHIEFive railway workers died after being hit by a train during overnight maintenance in northern Italy, officials said Thursday, triggering outr…

  5. Al Jazeera

    Speeding train kills 5 rail workers in northern Italy accident: Reports (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Local media reported that the train was travelling about 160km/h when five rail workers were killed in the Turin area.

  6. Fox News

    5 dead in Italy after train slams into group of track maintenance workers (opens Fox News)

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    A work train speeding at 100mph has slammed into a group of maintenance workers in Brandizzo, Italy. Five crew members died while two others were sent to the hospital.

  7. Digital Journal

    Five maintenance workers killed in Italy train accident: media (opens Digital Journal)

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    Police line. — File photo.Five railway workers were killed in northern Italy after being hit by a train while conducting overnight maintenance works, Italian media reported Thursday. The train, which was transporting wagons on the Milan-Turin line, was travelling at 160 kilometres (99 miles) per hou…

  8. Triblive

    Train slams into a group of workers on the tracks at an Italian station, killing 5 (opens Triblive)

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    ROME — A speeding out-of-service train slammed into a group of workers doing nighttime track maintenance in northern Italy on Thursday, killing five of them, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after midnight at a station in Brandizzo, a town in Italy’s Piedmont region. Piedmont Gov.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Italy: Train hits maintenance workers near Turin, 5 killed – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The workers were repairing tracks overnight when they were hit by a train traveling at high speed, Italy's state railway says. A local mayor said the accident might have resulted from "a communication error."

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