Zugsunglück bei New York

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Bei einem Zugsunglück im US- Bundesstaat Connecticut nordöstlich von New York sind mindestens 60 Menschen verletzt worden, einige von ihnen schwer. Ein Nahverkehrszug sprang Freitagabend (Ortszeit) bei Bridgeport aus unbekannter Ursache aus den Gleisen und prallte in einen entgegenkommenden Zug, sagte ein Sprecher der Bahngesellschaft dem Sender CNN.Das Unglück ereignete sich knapp 120 Kilometer nordöstlich von New York. Auch einige Waggons des zweiten Zuges seien bei dem Zusammenstoß aus den Gleisen gesprungen. Der Zugsverkehr zwischen New York und Boston wurde nach dem Unfall zunächst eingestellt.

60 Menschen seien anschließend in Krankenhäusern behandelt worden, sagte der Gouverneur des Staates, Dannel Malloy. Fünf von ihnen seien schwer verletzt, eine Frau befinde sich in "sehr kritischem Zustand".

"Ich habe einen Waggon gesehen, der komplett zerstört war, und sie haben Leute aus dem Waggon geholt", sagte ein Augenzeuge bei CNN. "Die haben alle geblutet." Nach Angaben einer Krankenhaussprecherin hätten die meisten Opfer leichtere Verletzungen "wie man sie auch bei einem Autounfall erleiden könnte".

Einem Bericht der Tageszeitung "New York Post" zufolge ereignete sich der Unfall in einem Streckenabschnitt, auf dem derzeit Wartungsarbeiten durchgeführt werden. Dort seien daher nur zwei von vier Geleisen befahrbar gewesen. Der Betreiber der Bahnlinie, Metro- North, ist eigenen Angaben zufolge das zweitgrößte Unternehmen im US- Bahnnahverkehr. Es transportiert täglich 280.000 Fahrgäste.

http://www.krone.at/Schlagzeilen/Dutzende_Verletzte_bei_Zugsunglueck_bei_New_York-Schlagzeilen-Story-362122



(CNN) – Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured – some of them critically – authorities said.

A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said. That caused some cars on the second train, which was destined for New Haven, to likewise leave the tracks.

Gov. Dannel Malloy told reporters Friday night that five people were "critically injured," one of whom was in "very critical condition."

Two of the 26 people being treated at Bridgeport Hospital are in critical condition, said spokesman John Cappiello.

Onlookers gather at the scene of a collision of two commuter trains in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Friday, May 17.  Both trains were damaged and dozens were injured, though officials say the injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening.  Onlookers gather as police cordon off the area.  A woman injured in the crash is prepared to be transported to the hospital.  Amtrak also announced early Friday night that it had suspended all travel between New York and Boston indefinitely after the crash.  Passengers gather as they wait for a bus to pick them up from the scene of the collision. 

Raw: Aerials of Conn. train accident St. Vincent's Medical Center, also in Bridgeport, treated 41 patients from the incident, hospital spokeswoman Lucinda Ames said. One of those was in serious condition and in intensive care, while the others mostly had minor injuries like "you might get in a car accident."

By 9:45 p.m., 11 of the 67 who had gone to hospitals had been released.

A passenger in a middle car of the New York-bound train, Chris Martin, recalled to CNN how his car went dark after the crash, then someone over the intercom "called all the doctors up front."

He and others aboard his "pretty full train" were evacuated, most of them physically fine if emotionally shaken. But there were signs of injuries outside, as Martin said he personally saw eight or nine ambulances and a number of wounded people on stretchers.

Brian Alvarez, who saw the wreckage, described the scene as "pretty graphic."

"I saw this one car and it was completely destroyed, and they were pulling people out of the car," Alvarez said. "... They were all bloody."

Power was shut off along the line and service has been halted – westbound past Bridgeport, which is about 60 miles northeast of New York City on the Long Island Sound, and eastbound beyond South Norwalk – because of the derailment.

Amtrak also announced early Friday night that it had suspended all travel between New York and Boston indefinitely after the crash.

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said such travel headaches could persist for weeks, because the two tracks affected by the derailment – which are both "shot right now" – may take weeks to repair. Because of a bridge replacement project, those two tracks are the only way in and out of New York City by train from that part of Connecticut.

Workers will need to not only remove disabled trains, but also remove the tracks, regrade the rail bed, then lay down the tracks again, according to Finch.

"This is our pipeline to New York City, and it's going to be shut down for some time," the mayor said. "And it's going to cost this region a great deal of money, frankly, not just to repair it but the lost wages and the lost economy."

Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will head the investigation into the crash. Terry Williams, a Washington-based spokesman for that agency, said a team should be on site by 9 a.m. Saturday.

"We have no reason to believe that it's anything but an accident," Gov. Malloy said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/17/us/connecticut-train-derails/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

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Hier gibt es ein Foto und ein Video zum Unglück. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/05/commuter-train-derails-hits-second-train-in-connecticut/

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Die Fahrleitungsanlagenbauart is auch heftig. (Foto aus der Krone)