2011 Flores rail crash

Railway accident in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011 Flores rail crash J30 534 Hp Flores, WÜ Calle General José Gervasio Artigas.jpg 250 The level crossing on Artigas street, where the accident happened 34 37 39 S 58 27 54 W type:event_source:kolossus-eswiki inline,title 2011 09 13 y Flores, Buenos Aires Argentina Sarmiento Line Trenes de Buenos Aires (Part 1) grade crossing accident (Part 2) Head-on collision Bus driver ignored level crossing warning signals 2 (and 1 bus) 11 228 The 2011 Flores rail crash occurred at 06.23 ART on 13 September 2011 when a bus on a level crossing at Flores railway station, in the Flores barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was hit by a train on the Sarmiento Line, heading for Moreno. The accident caused the derailing train to slam into a stationary train at the station.El de Flores es el quinto accidente grave de trenes en los últimos nueve meses en Buenos Aires on La Capital, 13 Sep 2011 It is regarded as the worst train accident in Buenos Aires within 50 years, though its death toll would be surpassed six months later by another crash in the city center. The train The train, operated by Trenes de Buenos Aires, derailed and crashed into a second train, Once-bound in the Balvanera barrio, which was standing at the station. The accident, which occurred during the morning rush hour, resulted in 11 deaths and 228 injuries. The bus, owned by the company "Microomnibus Saenz Peña", was working a scheduled service on route 92, heading for Retiro. Video evidence revealed that the bus driver, who was killed in the accident, ignored warning flash lights and bells on José Artigas street and drove around a partly lowered crossing barrier (partially due to the fact that these had been in a state of constant activation for some time).Se cumplen 9 años del trágico accidente on Revista Colectibondi, 13 Sep 2020 Impact The impact carried the bus into the station, where it was crushed against a platform, the majority of deaths were from people seated in the front of the bus, as this is where it was crushed against the platform. The front carriages of the train derailed, and hit the Once bound train, which was arriving at the opposite platform. It took firefighters two hours to release one of the train drivers from the wreckage. A total of 100 ambulances and 10 fire engines attended the incident, and some of the injured were ferried to hospital by helicopter. At the time, it was the deadliest rail crash within the city since the Villa Soldati level crossing tragedy in 1962.Al Menos Once Muertos y 228 Heridos en la Mayor Tragedia con Trenes en la Ciudad en Casi 50 Años http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/tren-embistio-colectivo-Flores-heridos_0_553744795.html 23 February 2012 Clarín 13 September 2011 Buenos Aires Spanish 21 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111121101223/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/tren-embistio-colectivo-Flores-heridos_0_553744795.html deadArgentina Bus and Trains Crash Killing at Least 11 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14900399 24 February 2012 British Broadcasting Corporation 14 September 2011Flores: Removieron el Colectivo de las Vías http://www.infobae.com/notas/605194-Tragedia-en-Flores-hay-11-muertos-y-228-heridos.html 24 February 2012 Infobae 13 September 2011 Buenos Aires Spanish 2 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120702230023/http://www.infobae.com/notas/605194-Tragedia-en-Flores-hay-11-muertos-y-228-heridos.html dead References External links Argentina Trains Video of the accident by Centro Información Judicial Accidente Vial en Flores - Report by Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police Category:2011 in Argentina Category:History of Buenos Aires Category:Level crossing incidents in Argentina Category:Railway accidents in 2011 Category:Rail transport in Buenos Aires Category:2010s in Buenos Aires Category:September 2011 in South America