The two trains were travelling on a single-track line when they crashed into each other between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta around 11am.
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An aerial image reportedly showed train carriages were smashed and crumpled by the head-on collision, with debris spread out on either side of the track. Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the train crash marked a “moment of tears”, media reports said.
“There will be a full inquiry to find out who is responsible for this crash, and what has happened”, Renzi told reporters Tuesday in Milan. At least a dozen people were killed and dozens of others injured.
At least four people were killed and dozens injured Tuesday when two trains collided in southern Italy, according to media reports.
“We must begin to understand the causes of this tragedy that has saddened the whole country”, Delrio said at the site, announcing a commission of inquiry.
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‘I think there are many dead, ‘ said Riccardo Zingaro, commander of the municipal department of Andria. Some rescue workers seemed overwhelmed by the scene and the heat. “Rescue workers and civil protection is on the scene, but unfortunately there are victims!” It was founded in 1937 and serves students and commuters.
