Saturday 19 October 2013 Argentina at Buenos Aires Once station. The commuter train failed to stop as it arrived at Once station. It crashed the end buffer and crumpled between the floor and ceiling. It was the same station where 51 people were killed in a similar crash in 2012
Related: 2012 Once Buenos Aires Train Did Not Stop 26 February 2012 Train driver 28 year old Marcos Cordoba claims that the brakes did not function and controllers did not heed his repeated warnings. The train carrying 1,000 never activated brakes which were later found to be working, and crashed past the buffers. Passengers were tossed to the floor, and many including the driver were trapped on the train and needed to be rescued by firefighters. Some riders were shouting “murderer” at the driver following the crash. 51 were killed and over 700 were injured. The driver, 28-year-old Marcos Antonio Córdoba, was taken into custody but later released by the investigating judge over the objections of the prosecutor after declaring under oath "I tried to brake twice, but the mechanism failed." He also activated the hand brake, which also failed. A judicial source said Cordoba told investigators: "At each station he advised the dispatcher by radio that he had problems with the brakes." He reportedly said he was told to keep going.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24595870 (video)
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