Carnate derailment
{{Short description|2020 railway incident in Lombardy, Italy}}
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| caption = A similar low-floor train with control car, and Class E.464 locomotive at end.
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|39|11|N|9|22|30|E|type:event|display=inline,title}}
| date = {{Start date|2020|08|19|df=y}}
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| location = Paderno-Robbiate station
Carnate-Usmate station (derailment)
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| country = Italy
| line = Seregno–Bergamo railway
| operator = Trenord (train)
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| type = Runaway and derailment
| cause = Under investigation
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| trains = 1
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| passengers = 1
| crew = 2
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| injuries = 3
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The Carnate derailment occurred in Lombardy, Italy on 19 August 2020 when a passenger train ran away from Paderno-Robbiate station
Accident
The train was reported to have run away from Paderno d'Adda without crew, and with a passenger detected after the derailment.{{cite web |url=https://www.leccotoday.it/cronaca/treno-deragliato-intervista-testimone.html |title="Sembrava una bomba": parla l'unico passeggero del treno fantasma deragliato. Sospeso il personale |trans-title="It looked like a bomb": the only passenger on the derailed ghost train speaks. Staff suspended |language=Italian |publisher=Lecco Today |date=20 August 2020 |accessdate=25 August 2020}} The train was to operate a Paderno d'Adda-Milan service about 25 minutes after the start of the runaway from Paderno d'Adda, which took place about 15 minutes after its arrival from Milan; it included a Class E.464 locomotive (in the rear position), six carriages and a control car.
After travelling for {{convert|7|km|mi}},{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/199972949/machinist-houdt-pauze-trein-rijdt-weg-en-ontspoort |title=Machinist houdt pauze, trein rijdt weg en ontspoort |trans-title=Driver takes a break. Train runs away and derails |publisher=De Telegraaf |language=Dutch |accessdate=19 August 2020}} the train was diverted into a siding at Carnate-Usmate station.{{cite web |url=https://www.thelocal.it/20200819/train-derails-in-northern-italy-but-no-major-injuries-reported |title=VIDEO: Three injured as 'driverless' train derails in northern Italy |publisher=The Local |accessdate=19 August 2020}} The control car and the first three carriages of the train derailed.{{cite web |url=https://www.today.it/cronaca/incidente-ferroviario-oggi-carnate-brianza-.html |title=Treno deraglia poco dopo la stazione: vagoni a pochi metri dalle case |trans-title=Carnate, train derails shortly after the station: wagons a few meters from the houses |language=Italian |publisher=Today |date=19 August 2020 |accessdate=20 August 2020}} Three people were injured (the passenger, and the 2 crew members while trying to get on the runaway train in Paderno d'Adda); they all suffered minor injuries, and the passenger was taken to the hospital for checks.{{cite web |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-italy-train/train-derails-in-northern-italy-three-injured-idUKKCN25F1G8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820110753/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-italy-train/train-derails-in-northern-italy-three-injured-idUKKCN25F1G8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |title=Train derails in northern Italy, three injured |first=Angelo |last=Amante |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=19 August 2020}}
The driver and conductor of the train were suspended from duty after the accident.{{cite web |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/08/20/train-driver-conductor-suspended_6d9b8786-9165-40ce-80d8-0628294bad8b.html |title=Train driver, conductor suspended |date=20 August 2020 |publisher=ANSA |accessdate=20 August 2020}}
Investigation
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Category:21st century in Lombardy