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Trespasser Tram-ulated in Milano

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A 27-YR.-OLD MAN WAS CRUSHED UNDER A CAR of a tram railway in Milan, Italy, just before 10 am Saturday morning.

According to the accident reconstruction team, the tram had just attained regular speed when the operator  realized that a man who was trying to run across the tracks had gotten run over by one of the cars.  He came to a stop and immediately called 1-1-8.  The rescue and fire units arrived promptly, but there was nothing to be done for the victim who was already dead, crushed beneath the car.

The area where he attempted to cross is fenced off and reserved for tram traffic only.  None of the passengers were injured, but the operator was in a state of shock and unable to continue the trip.

This video report from YouReporter doesn’t show much FD activity, but you get some views of the Milanese fire apparatus (nice-looking Mercedes truck):

Cronaca Milano has the STORY.

Posted by on September 18, 2010 • Filed under: rescue, Rescues, Videos • Tagged: ,

Firetruck Crash in Italy

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A FIRE ENGINE IN MILAN, ITALY, WAS RESPONDING to a vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon when just a few blocks away it collided with a car.  The firetruck was knocked into a median guard rail and sustained front-end damage while leaving the guard rail in pieces. 

The car suffered worse destruction from the truck.  There is no report yet on what  or who caused the collision.

The original accident that they were responding to was for a small car that crashed into the rear of a trailer truck, leaving the two passengers in the car injured.

CLICK HERE to view a video of the firetruck crash scene.

Lorenteggio has the STORY.

Posted by on July 6, 2010 • Filed under: apparatus, Vehicle Operations & Apparatus • Tagged: ,

Ambulance Crash, Rollover in Milan

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN MILAN, ITALY, and ambulance collided with a car at an intersection.

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According to witnesses, the ambulance that was responding to a hospital with a patient onboard ran a red light at a high speed and a car passing on the cross street did not have time to react.  The collision was heavy enough that the ambulance sailed off the road and rolled over onto its side, ending up along the rail-tram right-of-way.

YouReporterItaly filed this raw video from the crash scene:

Despite the violence of the crash, there were only minor injuries as a result.  A fire department crane was brought in to remove the ambulance.

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Posted by on March 26, 2010 • Filed under: ambulances, EMS Topics, Vehicle Operation & Ambulances, Videos • Tagged: ,

Train Burns Inside Station

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A VACANT PASSENGER TRAIN STORED OUTSIDE THE MILAN, Italy, railroad station burned Tuesday morning causing major disruptions to rail traffic and high damages.

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The string of passenger cars were all old coaches that had been taken out of service and scheduled to be scrapped.  For some reason, they were stored just outside the terminal shed alongside the operating trackage and had been regularly used by illegal immigrants as overnight sleeping accommodations.  This home video shows the magnitude of the fire and the challenge to the firefighters:

The fire began shortly after midnight Tuesday morning and rapidly spread through the entire train.  As railroad employees worked to remove all the other nearby cars that are in use, the fire spread to another train of six cars and caused significant damage. 

This video shows the other trains being removed by some rather courageous engineers as the flames were threatening them:

So far there is no further information available, but the story will be updated if and when we receive any.

Posted by on March 17, 2010 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , ,