The Train Demolished The Bus With Passengers. 7 People Died. Chile

A sad morning in the capital of Bio Bio after a fatal accident that involved a train and a taxibus on the San Pedro del Mar line, where it left at least 7 dead so far. Inside the bus there were 14 passengers, of which six were dead, five women and one man, respectively, he explained. However, around 4:00 p.m. it was revealed that the number of deaths had risen to seven.
The accident occurred around 8:00 Friday morning at the Boca Sur Crossing, in the commune of San Pedro de la Paz, Bío Bío region. Radio Bío Bío auditors reported the seriousness of the accident, which involved a passenger convoy bound for San Pedro de la Paz-Coronel and the bus that was crossing over the railway. As a result of the strong impact, the bus ended up on the side of the road with visible damage. Meanwhile, Carabineros of the Sixth Police Station of San Pedro de la Paz reported that 7 people died, all taxibus passengers. In addition, they detailed 8 injuries of different considerations and some at vital risk.
In the midst of the emergency, primary health officials from San Pedro de la Paz accused a lack of ambulances to transfer the patients. The collision was of such magnitude that the electrical wiring and concrete poles on the sides of the train line were damaged. According to the police report, the damaged bus began to cross the road when the barriers began to go down. According to an auditor from Radio Bío Bío who witnessed the fatal accident, he said that the “bus passed when the barriers were down.
The train arrived and must dragged the bus about 30 meters. The train hit the bus in the middle or so,” he said. “The setting was terrible. There were people who apparently were ejected from the windows. I was three cars or so away waiting to cross. We all got off after hearing the impact,” she added. Among the dead were several teachers. Among them, teachers E.A.B.C. and C.A.Y.Y, who were traveling on the bus to go to teach at Liceo Los Andes