Argentina's transport minister says it's too early to speculate about the cause of morning train crash that killed at least 49 people.
J.P. Schiavi said some 600 people were injured, and 461 of them required hospitalization. The train packed with morning commuters slammed into a barrier at the end of a line in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Most of the damage was in the first car, where passengers were crowded in among bicycles.
It was Argentina's worst train accident in decades. President Cristina Fernandez cancelled her agenda for the day due to the accident, which raised fresh doubts about government investment in the train system. While largely privatized, the system depends on huge state subsidies, and passengers pay relatively little compared to other countries.
阿根廷首都布宜諾斯艾利斯發(fā)生火車出軌事故,目前已造成49人死亡,約600人受傷
22日早高峰時段,布宜諾斯艾利斯一輛城鐵列車沖入車站鐵軌盡頭的障礙物,經(jīng)撞擊后出軌 。列車發(fā)動機(jī)前端和第一節(jié)車廂嚴(yán)重受損 。強(qiáng)行停車的沖擊力造成多名乘客死傷 。 。