In the case of a serious train accident in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least nine people and 47 injured. The transport Minister said Mehmet Cahit Turhan on TV. Among the dead was one of the drivers of the locomotive as well as two engineer of the Express train. Earlier, the Governor of Ankara province, Vasip Sahin, had spoken of four dead and 43 injured.
in the Meantime had recovered all the people from the rubble, said Turhan. Television reporters, according to the clean-up work. Also, sniffer dogs were still in use.
at about 6.30 p.m. local time was pushed close to the Station Marsandiz the between the cities of Ankara and Konya traffic at the end of the Express train with a locomotive. The Governor of Ankara province, Vasip Sahin, said the locomotive had been on the same tracks as the Express train for a driving test on the road. Parts of the high-speed train crashed after the collision, in a Release. The construction, which consisted, apparently, of metal, broke in part on two of the wagons.
train accidents in Turkey are not uncommon
pictures of the two cars were overturned between torn and twisted metal, lying down, one of which is transverse to the tracks. Not far away is the also the tracks abgekommene heavy tractor. The accident site is located close to the Station Marsandiz, which is not a busy city Station. The first information shows that a facility is located there, among other things, for the maintenance of trains.
How fast the train was traveling, remained unclear. Also why at the same time two trains on the same tracks were allowed to take part, not able to answer the authorities. Anadolu, according to the Prosecutor’s office has initiated in Ankara an investigation.
train accidents in Turkey are not uncommon. Only in July were killed in a serious accident in North-West Turkey at least 24 people were killed. More than 300 people had to be injured in hospitals. The train with 362 passengers on Board was derailed after the rains had washed away the track bed.
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Turkey wants the media to modernise according to reports, their high-speed rail network, and hopes to investments from Germany. (dpa)
