Deadly hit by train five railway workers north of Italy

Five railway workers have been killed in northern Italy, having been struck by a train while performing maintenance during the night.

Paolo Bodon, the mayor of Brandizzo, said a emergency worker had described to him a thrilling “scope, with human remains in 300 meters”.

He added that it is a major tragedy and that an investigation is under way, writes The Guardian.

While police said the train, which was transporting cars on Milan-Torino line, was travelling 160km/h) when it hit the team that was replacing parts of the target near Brandizzo, on the outskirts of Turin.

The company that manages Italy's railway network, RFI expressed deep sorrow over what happened and comforted the families of the workers