High-Speed Train Derails in Italy; 2 Railway Workers Killed

A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn on Thursday on the heavily used Milan-Bologna line.
High-Speed Train Derails in Italy; 2 Railway Workers Killed
Emergency personnel work after a high speed train travelling from Milan to Bologna derailed killing at least two people near Lodi, Italy on Feb. 6, 2020. Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters
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MILAN—A high-speed passenger train on the heavily used Milan-Bologna line in northern Italy derailed before dawn on Feb. 6, with the motor car completely detaching and slamming into a railroad building, killing two railway workers and injuring 27 people, authorities said.

The state-railway Freccia Rossa train went off the rails while traveling at nearly 300 kph (180 mph), Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli told state radio.