2013 Castelar rail accident

Railway accident in Argentina Accidente ferroviario de Castelar de 2013 hist July 2013 2013 Castelar rail disaster Estación Castelar 2022 (16).jpg 250 The accident occurred nearCastelar train station 34 39 01 S 58 38 11 W region:AR_type:event_scale:50000_source:kolossus-eswiki inline,title 13 June 2013 07:30 (10:30 UTC) Castelar, Greater Buenos Aires Argentina Rear-end Collision To the driver of 1, human error 2 1,000 2 (1 on each train) 3 315 The 2013 Castelar rail disaster occurred on 13 June 2013 at about 07:30 local time (10:30 UTC), in the Castelar neighborhood of Morón Partido in Greater Buenos Aires area, about 30km (19 miles) west of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A passenger train travelling in the morning rush hour hit a stationary train that was empty. At least 3 people were killed and another 315 were injured.June 13, 2013 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22891801 Deadly train crash near Buenos Aires BBC BBC News Online June 13, 2013 December 25, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131225101549/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22891801 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/deaths-dozens-injured-argentina-train-crash-120339553.html?.tsrc=yahoo#GsJKWRJ Three dead, 155 injured in Argentina train crash Yahoo! News June 13, 2013 October 19, 2013 October 22, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145640/http://uk.news.yahoo.com/deaths-dozens-injured-argentina-train-crash-120339553.html?.tsrc=yahoo#GsJKWRJ June 13, 2013 October 19, 2013 http://hd.clarin.com/tagged/Choque-trenes Otro accidente en el Sarmiento: un tren chocó contra el andén Another accident in Sarmiento: a train hit the platform Clarín https://web.archive.org/web/20131022165942/http://hd.clarin.com/tagged/Choque-trenes October 22, 2013 live This crash took place on the Sarmiento line between Once railway station and Moreno, the same line which was the scene of the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.June 13, 2013 https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/world/americas/argentina-train-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Trains collide near Buenos Aires; 3 dead, hundreds injured CNN June 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020041701/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/world/americas/argentina-train-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 October 20, 2013 live Following official investigations which determined that the brakes were in working order and that the driver sped through three warning signals without attempting to apply them,http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/maquinista-intento-parar-pericia-oficial_0_991700889.html Tragedia de Castelar: El maquinista no intentó parar el tren, según la pericia oficial Clarín September 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020022502/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/maquinista-intento-parar-pericia-oficial_0_991700889.html October 20, 2013 live the driver, Daniel López, was formally charged with negligent homicide on October 2.http://www.infonews.com/2013/10/02/sociedad-100980-choque-de-trenes-en-castelar-procesan-al-motorman.php Choque de trenes en Castelar: procesan al motorman Castelar train wreck: processed by the motorman Info News October 2, 2013 October 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020090208/http://www.infonews.com/2013/10/02/sociedad-100980-choque-de-trenes-en-castelar-procesan-al-motorman.php October 20, 2013 live References Category:Railway accidents in 2013 Category:2013 in Argentina Category:Train collisions in Argentina Category:Rail transport in Buenos Aires Province Category:Railway accidents involving a signal passed at danger Category:June 2013 in South America Category:2013 disasters in Argentina