Scânteia train accident
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Television screenshot of the accident—Antena 3
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| Date | August 14, 2009 |
| Time | 14:10 (UTC+3) |
| Location | near Railway station in Scânteia, Iaşi County Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Country | Romania |
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| Deaths | 14 [1] |
| Injuries | 2 |
The Scânteia train accident occurred on August 14, 2009 at 14:10 local time (UTC+3) when at least 14 people died after a collision between a bus and a train in Scânteia, Iaşi County, Romania on County Road 248C.[2][3][4][5] The death toll was initially reported as 10.[6] It was the worst accident in Romania in fifteen years.[7]
Accident
A minibus, with 16 people on board, was hit by a train at a railway crossing in the county of Iași, near the town of Scânteia. According to Under-Secretary of State for Health Raed Arafat, 14 people died, including the driver and a child, and three were seriously injured. The bus, which was hit in the centre, was pushed 350 m to Scânteia train station.[8] The train stopped about 350 meters after the impact.[9][10] Train traffic in the region came to a standstill for a time.[8]
The train involved in the accident was operated by private rail company Regiotrans and ran between Iaşi and Braşov.[6][11]
Victims
All of those dead and injured were on the bus; the train passengers were unhurt.[6][10] According to sources cited, some of the passengers were thrown out the vehicle following the impact, while others remained trapped in the minibus. The bus driver, whose age was variously reported as 21[1] or 26,[7] and the other injured persons were reported to be in a state of traumatic coma.[8]
Cause
According to the Iaşi police, the accident occurred because the minibus driver failed to comply with light signals and signs at the railway crossing.[12] The driver died two days later after sustaining fatal injuries.
See also
References
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External links
- Photos and videos on the accident (CONTAINS BLOODY IMAGES).
