Thirty-three to stand trial over Italian rail disaster
Published: 18 Jul, 2013 CET.
Updated: Thu 18 Jul 2013 17:36 CET
Thirty-three people have been sent to trial over a gas train explosion in Viareggio, Tuscany, in which 32 people died.
Among them is Mauro Moretti, the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, the state-run railways firm. He faces charges of manslaughter and responsibility for causing a rail disaster. One of Italy's worst rail disasters, the accident happened after a freight train carrying liquid gas derailed and caught fire in the railway station of the seaside town on 29th June 2009. The accident is thought to have been caused by a broken axle.
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Among them is Mauro Moretti, the CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato, the state-run railways firm. He faces charges of manslaughter and responsibility for causing a rail disaster.
One of Italy's worst rail disasters, the accident happened after a freight train carrying liquid gas derailed and caught fire in the railway station of the seaside town on 29th June 2009.
The accident is thought to have been caused by a broken axle.
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