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Reuters

The death toll from a train crash in southern Italy has risen to 20, a regional official told reporters on Tuesday, adding that dozens of people were in hospital, some with serious injuries.
The previous toll was put at around 12.
The head-on collision between two trains happened on a single stretch of track in countryside between the towns of Corato and Andria, in the southern heel of Italy.
An aerial image showed train carriages smashed and crumpled by the force of the impact, with debris spread out amongst olive trees which flanked both sides of the rail line.
“We are working with dozens of rescue teams to open up the carriages,” said Luca Cari, a fire service spokesman, adding they had saved a child from the wreckage.
“The rescue is complicated because this happened in the middle of the countryside,” Cari said.

There was no immediate reason given for the collision, which took place at around 11.30am on a hot summer day.
“We won’t stop until we get a clear explanation over what happened,” Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told reporters, cutting short a visit to Milan in northern Italy.
A photograph handed to reporters by the fire brigade showed just four carriages left standing upright on the rails. A fifth carriage had jumped off the tracks, while the other three units appeared pulverised.
“It looks like there has been a plane crash,” said the mayor of Corato, Massimo Mazzilli.
The stretch of track is operated by a regional rail company Ferrotramviaria. It was not clear how many people had been on the trains.
The last major rail disaster in Italy was in 2009 when a freight train derailed in Viareggio, in the centre of the country, with more than 30 people living close to the tracks killed in the subsequent fire.
Additional reporting by Associated Press


Horror smash: at least 20 dead after head-on collision between two trains in Italy

The crash site where two trains collided on a single-track stretch between Ruvo di Puglia and Corato. Photo: EPA

epa05421616 A handout picture provided by the Italian Fire Brigade on 12 July 2016 shows emergency services working at the crash site where two trains collided on a single-track stretch between Ruvo di Puglia and Corato, southern Italy, 12 July 2016. A least ten people have been killed and dozens injured according to reports. EPA/ITALIAN FIRE BRIGADE / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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