Accident at Cuzco crossing
A 60-year-old woman was struck by a Sarmiento line train on Monday morning at the Cuzco street level crossing, located between Rivadavia Avenue and Ángel Honorio Roffo street. The accident occurred around 6:15 a.m. as the train was entering the Liniers station, packed with passengers. The woman was crossing the tracks when she was hit.[S1][S2]
After the impact, the victim was attended at the scene and an ambulance from SAME took her to Santojanni hospital, about 2 kilometers away. She suffered multiple injuries and was stabilized by doctors on duty. The train involved remained stopped on the tracks, and passengers had to get off and walk along the rails to the nearest platform.[S1][S3]
Service disruption and response
As a result of the accident, trains on the Sarmiento line did not stop at Liniers station for more than an hour, leaving many passengers stranded. The service was restricted, and trains heading to Once as well as those going to the Province of Buenos Aires skipped the station. Emergency crews, including City Police, Firefighters, and Trenes Argentinos personnel, worked at the scene.[S1][S2][S4]
The peritaje (expert examination) of the train concluded shortly before 8:00 a.m., and the train was removed. The Cuzco crossing was reopened to traffic, and the service was normalized at 7:54 a.m., according to Trenes Argentinos. The woman was reported to be out of danger at the hospital.[S1][S4][S5]
