| Carnate derailment | |
| Coordinates: | 45.6531°N 9.375°W |
| Location: | Paderno-Robbiate stationit] (runaway) Carnate-Usmate station (derailment)| location_dir = | location_city = | location_dist_km =| location_dist_mi = | country = Italy| line = Seregno–Bergamo railway| operator = Trenord (train) RFI (line)| owner = | service = | type = Runaway and derailment| cause = Under investigation| bus = | trains = 1| vehicles = | passengers = 1| crew = 2| pedestrians = | deaths = | injuries = 3| damage = | property = | route_map = | route_map_state = | route_map_name = | footnotes = |
The Carnate derailment occurred in Lombardy, Italy on 19 August 2020 when a passenger train ran away from Paderno-Robbiate station [it] and was derailed at Carnate-Usmate station.
The train was reported to have run away from Paderno d'Adda without crew, and with a passenger detected after the derailment.[1] The train was to operate a Paderno d'Adda-Milan service about 25 minutes after the start of the runaway from Paderno d'Adda, which took place about 15 minutes after its arrival from Milan; it included a Class E.464 locomotive (in the rear position), six carriages and a control car.
After travelling for 7km (04miles),[2] the train was diverted into a siding at Carnate-Usmate station.[3] The control car and the first three carriages of the train derailed.[4] Three people were injured (the passenger, and the 2 crew members while trying to get on the runaway train in Paderno d'Adda); they all suffered minor injuries, and the passenger was taken to the hospital for checks.[5]
The driver and conductor of the train were suspended from duty after the accident.[6]
An investigation was opened into the accident.[5] The Polfer [it] is responsible for investigating railway accidents in Italy. The train event recorder was recovered from the E.464 and handed over to investigators.[6]