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Talcahuano bus passengers and driver prevent collision with Biotren after vehicle breaks down on tracks

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A public bus stopped on railway tracks in Talcahuano after suffering a mechanical failure, creating a risk of collision with a Biotren train.
  • The driver and passengers evacuated the bus and alerted the railway company in time, preventing a serious accident.
  • A witness said similar breakdowns occur frequently in the area, three years after a fatal collision at the Boca Sur crossing in San Pedro de la Paz.

A public bus came to a stop on the railway tracks in Talcahuano, leaving passengers and the driver racing to prevent a collision with a Biotren train.

The bus became immobilized because of a mechanical failure while crossing the railway. The passengers tried to push it clear, but the vehicle could not be moved. They then evacuated and alerted the railway company before the train passed through the area.

The incident recalled the fatal collision at the Boca Sur crossing in San Pedro de la Paz three years ago. A witness described the tension during the emergency and questioned why buses repeatedly become stuck in the sector.

Passengers were worried and had to push the bus, but they couldn’t move it because the bus was stuck. I don’t know what these buses have that they keep getting stuck. It’s an everyday occurrence here.

· WitnessThe witness described passengers’ attempts to move the disabled bus and warned that similar failures occur frequently in the area.

“Passengers were worried and had to push the bus, but they couldn’t move it because the bus was stuck. I don’t know what these buses have that they keep getting stuck. It’s an everyday occurrence here,” the witness said.

The driver, José Gangas, said the vehicle stopped while he was crossing the railway intersection. The timely response prevented a new tragedy.

When I was crossing the railway intersection, the vehicle stopped.

· José GangasThe bus driver described how the mechanical failure occurred.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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