Surprise Me!

At least 49 dead in Argentine train crash

2012-02-22 37 Dailymotion

A train crash in Buenos Aires Wednesday has killed at least 49 and injured over 600 people according to police.<br/> <br />The train apparently had problems with its brakes as it sped into a train station during morning rush hour, slamming into the buffers. The impact caused the second car to impale the first car.<br/> <br />Rescue workers tried to pull people from between the crushed cars, but many were killed on impact.<br/> <br />Hundreds were put on stretchers and sent to local hospitals.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING:<br/> <br />"I was shocked. It was full of blood. There were injured people everywhere, bodies flying."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SAYING:<br/> <br />"People started to break windows and get out however they could. Then I saw the engine destroyed and the train driver trapped amongst the steel. There were a lot of people hurt, a lot of kids, elderly."<br/> <br />The accident occurred during morning rush hour.<br/> <br />Some 10 million passengers travel every month on the busy commuter train line, which links Buenos Aires to the city's western suburbs.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.

Buy Now on CodeCanyon