Derailment trial in Carnate: the train conductor apologizes

Train conductor Massimiliano Torri, a defendant in the trial for the derailment of a train in Carnate (Monza Brianza) that occurred on August 19, 2020, has publicly expressed his apologies. "I am sorry for the injuries suffered by the passenger," he stated during the hearing at the Monza Court.

Torri is accused together with five other individuals for the incident in which the train, having reached the end of the line and destined to return on the same route, started moving on its own from Paderno Robbiate station while he and the driver were at the bar. The train proceeded uncontrollably until it derailed on a dead-end track.

The trial concerns a serious railway accident that occurred on August 19, 2020, at the Paderno Robbiate station in the province of Monza. That day, a regional train that had reached the end of the line and was supposed to reverse direction on the same route instead began moving on its own, with neither of the two personnel in charge of its control—the train conductor Massimiliano Torri and the train driver—on board. The two were, in fact, at the station bar.

The train, left unattended, continued its uncontrolled journey for several kilometers until it derailed on a dead-end track in the municipality of Carnate. In the incident, one passenger sustained injuries. The investigation led to six individuals, including Torri, being registered as suspects, accused of responsibility for what happened. The trial, which began at the Monza Court, now seeks to ascertain the precise dynamics and any potential liabilities, both for the train's unintentional departure and for the lack of supervision by the on-board personnel.