Overview
- Three cars of formation 3358 left the rails at about 15:50 near Rivadavia and Timoteo Gordillo, halting power on the line for rescue and inspections.
- Twenty passengers were injured with no fatalities; nine were transported to hospitals Santojanni, Vélez Sarsfield, Álvarez and Cecilia Grierson, and 11 were treated on site.
- Service was restored between Once and Moreno with delays and cancellations, and trains are not stopping at Liniers after an initial shutdown and limited operation further west.
- Judge Julián Ercolini ordered alcohol and toxicology testing for the driver and directed police to secure and review recordings, radio traffic and signaller activity.
- Authorities are conducting technical peritajes as early reporting points to a possible failure in a track switch, with unions noting recent changes to the switching system under broader maintenance concerns.