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Brandizzo Rail Tragedy Reconstructed on Video as Prosecutors Charge 24

Synchronized station video now in the case file underpins charges against 24 defendants.

Overview

  • Investigators synchronized surveillance footage with recorded phone calls from the night of 30 August 2023, capturing the moments before and after the impact.
  • The material includes the safety escort’s urgent calls with RFI traffic control and has been broadcast by TGR Piemonte as evidence entered into the case record.
  • The video shows workers moving onto the tracks after assuming a prior train was the last, before a subsequent train struck the crew during maintenance.
  • Prosecutors in Ivrea have closed the inquiry and filed charges for negligent homicide and disastro colposo against 21 individuals and three companies.
  • Those named include Gianpiero Strisciuglio and Vera Fiorani, with companies RFI, Sigifer and CLF cited for their respective roles, as the inquiry highlights maintenance carried out without effective suspension of traffic; the five victims were Giuseppe Aversa, Kevin Laganà, Saverio Giuseppe Lombardo, Giuseppe Sorvillo and Michael Zanera.