Train accident in Padua, the engineer’s story: “I saw her go over, I activated all the braking systems but it was not possible to avoid the impact”
The one speaking is train driver of the freight train that yesterday, Thursday 10 October, hit and killed a 12-year-old girl of Ukrainian origin.
“When I saw her go over I suddenly activated all the braking systems but it was not possible to avoid the impact”.
The train driver’s story about the tragic accident: the man is in shock
The terrible tragedy occurred in Padua around 2pm yesterday afternoon. The girl was hit by the locomotive of a freight train that was passing just as the 12-year-old crossed the tracks at a level crossing in via Freiburg.
Arriving in desperate conditions at the hospital in Padua, the little girl was admitted to the ward pediatric intensive care. Unfortunately, due to the very serious trauma suffered following the violent impact, the little girl did not make it and died in the evening.
According to what the train driver said, he was understandably in a state of shock when the little girl appeared the level crossing barrier was lowered.
“When I got down there was her on the ground and three or four others shouting she’s my friend”.
The man then continued by saying:
“I realized he was about to cross and I activated the emergency brakes, but it was too late. On this stretch the maximum speed allowed is 60 kilometres. At that moment I was going 45-50 kilometers per hour. It all happened in a fraction of seconds. I just had time to see the little girl’s silhouette before I activated all the emergency brakes.”.
After the fatal impact, it was the train driver himself who raised the alarm and called for help to arrive.
The freight train at that time He wasn’t going faster than 60km/h. Nonetheless, a very violent impact would have resulted which would have dragged the little girl for several metres.
At the moment, investigations into the case are still underway in order to ascertain the precise and exact dynamics of the tragic accident.
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