Today, just before noon, RTC EU43-001 and its freight train derailed in the station of Bressanone/Brixen [IT]. Of course, the cause of the accident is not clear yet, but eye witnesses talk about the first freight car of the train loosing a wheelset. Eight cars derailed and the locomotive derailed. Two people suffer from shock and mild injuries.

Leading EU43-001 partly landed upon the station platform nearby. As a result, the Brenner line was cloed for two hours. Stol.it has images. RTC also published an item on its website. - GI