A man and woman in their 20s, riding a motorcycle, died Thursday afternoon when they were picked up by an Alfa Pendular train while crossing the Northern Line at the Santana automated railway crossing in the municipality of Carthaxo.
As found out cm, with Infraestruturas de Portugal, which operates the railway lines, half-barriers, sound and light signals were activated and working when the accident occurred between Santarém and Setil, near the Santana stop. However, an investigation will be launched to ascertain the circumstances under which the accident occurred.
The train was traveling in the direction of Porto Lisbon and was still full of passengers, stopping on the line a few meters after the collision. All traffic on the line was interrupted, while work on the removal of the bodies of the dead and the investigative actions of the authorities were carried out. The accident occurred at 17:00 on Thursday, the victims’ motorcycle broke down and got stuck in the train.
Author: Isabelle Jordan This Sergio A. Vitorino
Source: CM Jornal
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