An Italy train is reported to have crashed leaving at least 12 dead, dozens injured after two passenger trains collided in southern Italy.
The firefighters are currently in search to locate bodies and survivors. It was suggested that the crash may have been caused by “human error,” according to investigators who spoke to AFP.
Italy’s prime minister has said that the train crash “is a moment for tears” and has pledged not to stop until a cause is determined, according to AP, which reports up to a dozen people have been killed.
Matteo Renzi was speaking in Milan after the head-on collision in the southern region of Puglia on Tuesday morning. He said he was returning to Rome immediately because of the crash and the number of victims.
The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta.
Italian reports said one of the trains had come from Andria, and the other from Corato, a short distance to the south-east. Both were traveling at high speed.
Both trains had four carriages and images from the fire service showed wreckage strewn across a large area. Some of the carriages were so badly damaged there was little left but debris.
The death toll in the crash has increased to 20 people, a regional official has told Reuters, with many more seriously injured.