The driver and conductor on a train
that derailed after traveling 10 km without them aboard injuring
the sole passenger Wednesday have been suspended, the rail
company said Thursday.
The two men have been suspended on full pay as a precautionary
measures, Trenord said.
They will be offered psychological support, it said.
The train derailed in the Brianza area north of Milan on
Wednesday.
The accident took place at Carnate, not far from the
Carnate-Usmate station.
The only passenger was injured after breaking a window and
leaving the scene.
The Trenord train was on the Milan-Lecco line.
Trenord said it was cooperating fully with investigators
including handing over the train's black box.
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