Time 07:30 (10:30 UTC) Date 13 June 2013 Country Argentina Trains 2 | Location Buenos Aires Province Number of deaths 3 Injuries 315 | |
Similar Granges‑près‑Marnand train crash, 2011 Flores rail crash, 2012 Buenos Aires rail, Ottawa bus‑train crash, December 2013 Spuyten | ||
The 2013 Buenos Aires rail disaster occurred on 13 June 2013 at about 07:30 local time (10:30 UTC), in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province, about 30km (19 miles) west of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A passenger train travelling in the morning rush hour hit a stationary train that was empty. At least 3 people were killed and another 315 were injured. This crash took place on the Sarmiento line between Once railway station and Moreno, the same line which was the scene of the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster.
Following official investigations which determined that the brakes were in working order and that the conductor sped through three warning signals without attempting to apply them, the conductor, Daniel López, was formally charged with negligent homicide on October 2.