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2011 Flores rail crash

Railway accident in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Field	Value
name	2011 Flores rail crash
image	J30 534 Hp Flores, WÜ Calle General José Gervasio Artigas.jpg
image_size	250
caption	The level crossing on Artigas street,
where the accident happened
coordinates
date
location	Flores, Buenos Aires
country	Argentina
line	Sarmiento Line
operator	Trenes de Buenos Aires
type	(Part 1) grade crossing accident (Part 2) Head-on collision
cause	Bus driver ignored level crossing warning signals
trains	2 (and 1 bus)
deaths	11
injuries	228

where the accident happened The 2011 Flores rail crash occurred at 06.23 ART on 13 September 2011 when a bus on a level crossing at Flores railway station, in the Flores barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was hit by a train on the Sarmiento Line, heading for Moreno. The accident caused the derailing train to slam into a stationary train at the station.

It is regarded as the worst train accident in Buenos Aires within 50 years, though its death toll would be surpassed six months later by another crash in the city center.

The train

The train, operated by Trenes de Buenos Aires, derailed and crashed into a second train, Once-bound in the Balvanera barrio, which was standing at the station. The accident, which occurred during the morning rush hour, resulted in 11 deaths and 228 injuries. The bus, owned by the company "Microomnibus Saenz Peña", was working a scheduled service on route 92, heading for Retiro.

Video evidence revealed that the bus driver, who was killed in the accident, ignored warning flash lights and bells on José Artigas street and drove around a partly lowered crossing barrier (partially due to the fact that these had been in a state of constant activation for some time).

Impact

The impact carried the bus into the station, where it was crushed against a platform, the majority of deaths were from people seated in the front of the bus, as this is where it was crushed against the platform. The front carriages of the train derailed, and hit the Once bound train, which was arriving at the opposite platform. It took firefighters two hours to release one of the train drivers from the wreckage. A total of 100 ambulances and 10 fire engines attended the incident, and some of the injured were ferried to hospital by helicopter. At the time, it was the deadliest rail crash within the city since the Villa Soldati level crossing tragedy in 1962.

References

[https://www.lacapital.com.ar/informacion-general/el-flores-es-el-quinto-accidente-grave-trenes-los-uacuteltimos-nueve-meses-buenos-aires-n385201.html El de Flores es el quinto accidente grave de trenes en los últimos nueve meses en Buenos Aires] on ''La Capital'', 13 Sep 2011
[https://revistacolectibondi.com.ar/2020/09/13/se-cumplen-9-anos-del-tragico-accidente-ferroviario-que-involucro-a-un-colectivo-de-la-linea-92-en-flores/ Se cumplen 9 años del trágico accidente] on ''Revista Colectibondi'', 13 Sep 2020
(13 September 2011). "Al Menos Once Muertos y 228 Heridos en la Mayor Tragedia con Trenes en la Ciudad en Casi 50 Años". Clarín.
(14 September 2011). "Argentina Bus and Trains Crash Killing at Least 11". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(13 September 2011). "Flores: Removieron el Colectivo de las Vías". Infobae.

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