2013 Castelar rail accident
Railway accident in Argentina
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The 2013 Castelar rail disaster occurred on 13 June 2013 at about 07:30 local time (10:30 UTC), in the Castelar neighborhood of Morón Partido in Greater Buenos Aires area, about 30km (19 miles) west of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
07:30 (10:30 UTC)
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.jpg) The accident occurred near Castelar train station | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 13 June 2013 07:30 (10:30 UTC) |
| Location | Castelar, Greater Buenos Aires |
| Coordinates | 34°39′01″S 58°38′11″W |
| Country | Argentina |
| Incident type | Rear-end Collision |
| Cause | To the driver of 1, human error |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Passengers | 1,000 |
| Crew | 2 (1 on each train) |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 315 |
A passenger train travelling in the morning rush hour hit a stationary train that was empty. At least 3 people were killed and another 315 were injured.[1][2][3] This crash took place on the Sarmiento line between Once railway station and Moreno, the same line which was the scene of the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.[4]
Following official investigations which determined that the brakes were in working order and that the driver sped through three warning signals without attempting to apply them,[5] the driver, Daniel López, was formally charged with negligent homicide on October 2.[6]
