2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster

Fatal Argentine train wreck yes February 2019 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster Accidente-tren-once-argentina.jpg 150 The train after crashing 34 36 31 S 58 24 27 W type:event inline,title 22 February 2012 08:33 ART Buenos Aires Argentina Sarmiento Line Trenes de Buenos Aires Train wreck Motorman error, brake failure 1 (ART Rapid Transit Train) 51 703Identificaron a los 50 fallecidos en Plaza Miserere http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/choque_de_tren_en_Once_0_651535025.html 50 Dead bodies were identified in Plaza Miserere Clarín 23 February 2012 23 February 2012 es 29 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130729080719/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/choque_de_tren_en_Once_0_651535025.html live 250px Location of the Once railway station The 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, also known as the Once Tragedy, occurred on 22 February 2012, when a train crashed at Once Station (es no Estación Once de Septiembre; es ˈonse IPA) in the Balvanera neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were about 1,000 passengers on board when the crowded eight-carriage train, whose working brakes were not activated, hit the buffers at the end of the line, crushing the motor carriage and the following two carriages, after approaching the station at a speed of 26 km/h mph on. Fifty-one people were killed and more than 700 were injured; the dead and seriously injured were in the first two carriages,http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/operativo-resulto-eficaz-revela-fallas_0_652734821.html Clarín 25 February 2012 Un operativo que resultó eficaz pero que ahora revela fallas Einat Rozenwasser 25 February 2012 es 20 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020060030/http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/operativo-resulto-eficaz-revela-fallas_0_652734821.html live which were packed with people who had moved to the front of the train to be near the station exit on arrival. The Sarmiento Line, on which the incident occurred, was operated by Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA), owned by the Cirigliano brothers. It was the second fatal accident on the line within six months, following the September 2011 Flores rail crash, and the third-deadliest train accident in Argentina's history, after the Benavídez rail disaster in 1970 (which left 236 dead and 368 injured) and the Sa Pereira rail disaster in 1978 (which left 55 dead).El tercer accidente ferroviario más grave en la historia del país http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes The third worst rail accident in the country's history La Nación 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20120225024439/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450641-anteriores-choques-de-trenes 25 February 2012 Incident Train number 16 was operating the Sarmiento Line local service 3772 from Moreno to Once during the morning rush hour on the first working day after a Carnival holiday.Tragedia ferroviaria en Once: ya son 50 los muertos y hay 703 heridos Once rail tragedy: Already 50 dead and 703 wounded http://www.infobae.com/notas/633364-Exclusivo-el-momento-de-la-tragedia-que-causo-49-muertos-en-Once.html Infobae 22 February 2012 27 February 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120225003250/http://www.infobae.com/notas/633364-Exclusivo-el-momento-de-la-tragedia-que-causo-49-muertos-en-Once.html 25 February 2012 liveDescarrilo un tren en Once y hay varios heridos http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450635-descarrilo-un-tren-en-once-y-hay-varios-heridos La Nación Several wounded when the train derails in Once 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120225024429/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450635-descarrilo-un-tren-en-once-y-hay-varios-heridos 25 February 2012 live The train was reported to be traveling too fast — about 50 km/h mph -1 on — on entry to the station.Arab News http://arabnews.com/world/article578678.ece Argentine train slams into station, killing 49 Warren Michael 24 February 2012 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225034612/http://arabnews.com/world/article578678.ece 25 February 2012 dead It failed to stop before the end of the track at Once Station and at 8:33 ART crashed into the buffer stops at a speed of 20 km/h mph on.A 10 años de la tragedia de Once: qué determinó la Justicia sobre los frenos del Chapa 16 on TN, 22 Feb 2022 The motor carriage and the following two carriages were crushed;Forty Dead, Up to 550 Injured in Argentine Train Crash http://en.ria.ru/world/20120222/171465619.html RIA Novosti 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120225080404/http://en.ria.ru/world/20120222/171465619.html 25 February 2012 the second carriage was telescoped 7 m into the first. Several passengers described the impact as an explosion.http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450637-el-choque-en-primera-persona La Nación 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 Se sintió una explosión terrible A terrible explosion was felt es 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225040143/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450637-el-choque-en-primera-persona live Emergency response thumb|left|Buenos Aires' then-chief of government Mauricio Macri thanking the rescuers Several ambulances were in the area at the time of the accident, waiting for a ship that had suffered an influenza B outbreak, and were used to transport victims to nearby hospitals. People with minor injuries left the accident zone on foot. According to the city's head of civil defence, the rescue was difficult because the hard and complicated structure of the carriages made the task of removing the wreckage difficult. The train driver survived the crash; he was rescued and evacuated in an ambulance. It took many people to free him from the wreckage. He was not seriously injured, and a test for blood alcohol content gave a negative result.El test de alcoholemia realizado al maquinista dio negativo http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451076-el-maquinista-esta-fuera-de-peligro-pero-sigue-internado La Nación 23 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20140810063247/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451076-el-maquinista-esta-fuera-de-peligro-pero-sigue-internado 10 August 2014 The Sarmiento Line did not resume normal operation for several hours. People demanding the reopening of the line threw bottles, sticks and chairs at federal police and soldiers guarding the crash site, though police regained control within a few minutes. Fifty-one people, including three children, were confirmed dead. More than 700 others were injured.24 February 2012 Declaró el maquinista y fue excarcelado: "Intenté frenar dos veces, pero el mecanismo falló" I tried to stop twice, but the mechanism failed said the driver after the release http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/accidente_de_tren_en_Once-Sarmiento_0_652135022.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20140729044720/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/accidente_de_tren_en_Once-Sarmiento_0_652135022.html 29 July 2014 13 September 2012 Clarín es The crash scene and audio logs were examined to determine the cause of the accident.http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/juzgado-salieron-decir-peritaje-plazos_0_655134529.html Clarín En el juzgado salieron a decir que el peritaje no tiene plazos 29 February 2012 Omar Lavieri 13 September 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20130729073341/http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/juzgado-salieron-decir-peritaje-plazos_0_655134529.html 29 July 2013 Reactions Domestic 300 De vido.JPG JPSchiavi.jpg Minister of Planning and Public Investment Julio de Vido (left) and Secretary of Transport Juan Pablo Schiavi (right) were two of the politicians prosecuted as responsibles for the tragedy Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declared two days of national mourning and suspended the Carnival festivities. Mauricio Macri, the chief of government of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, and the governor of Buenos Aires Province, Daniel Scioli, did the same.El gobierno nacional decretó duelo y suspendió el carnaval The national government declares mourning and suspends the Carnival http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450790-el-gobierno-nacional-decreto-duelo-y-suspendio-el-carnaval?sitio=desktop La Nación 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20120223001741/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450790-el-gobierno-nacional-decreto-duelo-y-suspendio-el-carnaval?sitio=desktop 23 February 2012 Secretary of Transport Juan Pablo Schiavi announced that the government will investigate the accident. He reported that the driver was well rested at the time of the accident and had very good labour reports. The train's and station's black box and the security tapes were handed to a Federal Judge.Schiavi: "Si ocurría ayer hubiera sido una cosa mucho menor" http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450723-schiavi-el-conductor-es-joven-y-estaba-descansado?sitio=desktop La Nación 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20120223001800/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450723-schiavi-el-conductor-es-joven-y-estaba-descansado?sitio=desktop 23 February 2012 Minister of Planning and Public Investment Julio de Vido announced that the presidency would initiate a lawsuit against TBA, the owners of the Sarmiento line,El Gobierno se presentará como querellante y no descartó medidas administrativas http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451016-el-gobierno-se-presentara-como-querellante-y-no-descarto-medidas-administrativas?sitio=desktop La Nación 23 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20120224023037/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451016-el-gobierno-se-presentara-como-querellante-y-no-descarto-medidas-administrativas?sitio=desktop 24 February 2012 but that was not accepted by the Justice Department, arguing that government officials could also have broad responsibilities in the accident.https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1614177-rechazan-que-el-estado-sea-querellante-en-la-causa-por-la-tragedia-de-once Rechazan que el Estado sea querellante en la causa por la tragedia de Once 26 August 2013 www.lanacion.com.ar 21 February 2019 1 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001142640/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1614177-rechazan-que-el-estado-sea-querellante-en-la-causa-por-la-tragedia-de-once dead The Radical Civic Union proposed the impeachment of Schiavi, requesting explanations about the state of railway lines, and pointing to previous complaints about the lack of proper state control over the working of the lines.La CGT expresó su solidaridad con las víctimas del accidente The CGT expresses solidarity with the victims of the accident es http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450642-schiavi-y-montenegro-en-la-estacion-de-once La Nación 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041523/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450642-schiavi-y-montenegro-en-la-estacion-de-once 24 February 2012 live They also urged Congress to create a commission to investigate the case and the responsibilities of the government.Tras la tragedia, exigen al oficialismo que constituya una Comisión de Transporte http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451048-tras-la-tragedia-exigen-al-oficialismo-que-constituya-una-comision-de-transporte La Nación 23 February 2012 22 February 2012 es live https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041523/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451048-tras-la-tragedia-exigen-al-oficialismo-que-constituya-una-comision-de-transporte 24 February 2012 The Civic Coalition criticized De Vido's announcement, pointing out that the state cannot be plaintiff as it is involved in the case.La CC pedirá juicio político a De Vido por la tragedia 23 February 2012 http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451074-la-cc-pedira-juicio-politico-a-de-vido-por-la-tragedia The CC asked for De Vido's impeachment after the tragedy La Nación 22 February 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041523/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1451074-la-cc-pedira-juicio-politico-a-de-vido-por-la-tragedia live 24 February 2012 The General Confederation of Labour complained about the overall poor condition of the railways, saying that the accident highlighted the problem. The Argentine Workers' Central Union requested the removal of the TBA administration of the train. International thumb|Protest asking for justice in February 2013 The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom regretted the incident and expressed its condolences to the "families of the victims" and the "emergency agencies that are still working to aid" those in the accident.Reino Unido lamenta accidente de tren en Argentina UK regrets Argentinian train crash https://www.bbc.com/mundo/ultimas_noticias/2012/02/120222_ultnot_reino_unido_envia_condolencias_argentina_accidente_tren_jr BBC News 22 February 2012 es 23 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302170631/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ultimas_noticias/2012/02/120222_ultnot_reino_unido_envia_condolencias_argentina_accidente_tren_jr.shtml/ live 2 March 2012 The Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico sent its condolences to the "sister country of Argentina" and hoped for the "speedy recovery of the families and those injured."México lamenta el trágico accidente ocurrido en Argentina http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/2012/02/mexico-lamenta-el-tragico-accidente-ocurrido-en-argentina/ 23 February 2012 Presidencia de la República es 22 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022552/http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/2012/02/mexico-lamenta-el-tragico-accidente-ocurrido-en-argentina/ 24 February 2012 Pope Benedict XVI sent his condolences.El Papa se manifestó "profundamente afligido" por la tragedia argentina The Pope said he was "deeply distressed" by the Argentinian tragedy es http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450997-el-papa-se-manifesto-profundamente-afligido-por-la-tragedia-argentina La Nación 23 February 2012 22 February 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131003192246/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1450997-el-papa-se-manifesto-profundamente-afligido-por-la-tragedia-argentina 3 October 2013 Investigation Initially a union leader said that the train had been working well, and there had been no problems with the brakes at previous stations.December 2020 Some passengers reported the same. The driver, 28-year-old Marcos Antonio Córdoba, was taken into custody but later released by the investigating judge over the objections of the prosecutor after declaring under oath "I tried to brake twice, but the mechanism failed." He also activated the hand brake, which also failed. A judicial source said Cordoba told investigators: "At each station he advised the dispatcher by radio that he had problems with the brakes." He reportedly said he was told to keep going.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/201222671034731546.html 'Faulty brakes caused' Argentina train crash 26 February 2012 13 September 2012 Al Jazeera 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229051314/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/201222671034731546.html live An event in Plaza de Mayo was arranged for 22 February 2014, to mark the second anniversary of the crash.http://www.pts.org.ar/22-de-febrero-se-cumplen-dos-anos-de-la-masacre-de-Once Interview with mother of crash victim (Spanish) Socialist Workers' Party 20 February 2014 Trial thumb|The "5†1" logo displaying the number of victims in the accident became popular in protests and other public acts asking for justice On March 18, 2014, the trial began before the Federal Oral Criminal Court No. 2 (TOCF2), made up of judges Rodrigo Giménez Uriburu, Jorge Alberto Tassara and Jorge Luciano Gorini.Tragedia de Once: con 29 acusados, arrancó el juicio on Ambito, March 18, 2014 In the trial, two facts were judged: on the one hand, the accident, with its sequel of deaths and injuries, and on the other hand, whether there was fraudulent administration in the administration of the railway company and ministerial management.Tragedia de Once: el tribunal oral dio a conocer los fundamentos de la sentencia, 30 March 2016 The trial lasted almost two years. Among the most relevant acts is the court's decision to reject the conclusions of four of the six experts (engineers Horacio Faggiani, Julio César Pastine, Alejandro Héctor Leonetti and Raúl Díaz) and request that they be prosecuted for false testimony, which Judge Bonadío did.Tragedia de Once: la Justicia confirmó que los peritos no mintieron sobre el estado de los frenos by Fabio Ferrer on Infobae In this context, the expert engineer Leonetti was arrested by the court.Un perito detenido en el juicio por la Tragedia de Once on Página 12, 2 June 2015 Two years later the four experts would be acquitted.El procesamiento por falso testimonio fue revocado on El Destape, March 15, 2018 On 29 December 2015, the sentence was issued, resulting in the conviction of 21 people and the acquittal of seven. Sergio Cirigliano, one of the owners of TBA, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Juan Pablo Schiavi, former Secretary of Transportation, was sentenced to eight years in prison and a lifelong ban on public office. Ricardo Jaime, another former Secretary of Transportation, got six years of prison and the same ban. Marcos Córdoba, the driver, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and also banned from driving trains for six years. clarin.com http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/condenas-tragedia-Once_0_1494450912.html Una por una, las 21 condenas por la tragedia de Once One by one, the 21 convictions for Once's tragedy es 29 December 2012 29 December 2012 1 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160101112924/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/condenas-tragedia-Once_0_1494450912.html dead 29 December 2015 Once tragedy: Schiavi, Jaime, Cirigliano, engine driver sent to prison in historic ruling http://buenosairesherald.com/article/205771/once-tragedy-schiavi-jaime-cirigliano-engine-driver-sent-to-prison-in-historic-ruling https://web.archive.org/web/20151231114503/http://buenosairesherald.com/article/205771/once-tragedy-schiavi-jaime-cirigliano-engine-driver-sent-to-prison-in-historic-ruling 31 December 2015 30 December 2015 Buenos Aires Herald References 2 External links 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.ogg 2012-02-29 Official list of injured people es (https://web.archive.org/web/20120224025850/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/2012-02-22-accidente-tren-sarmiento/ 24 February 2012 ) Argentina Trains Category:2012 in Argentina Category:Balvanera Category:Rail transport in Buenos Aires Category:Railway accidents in 2012 Category:Train collisions in Argentina Category:Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Category:2010s in Buenos Aires Category:February 2012 in South America Category:2012 disasters in Argentina