A door broke off a moving Metro
B line train in Rome Thursday, leaving at least two passengers
bruised in the resulting commotion and a third passenger in a
state of shock.
The train was pulling in to Piramide station when the door
came flying off at approximately 15:00.
It didn't hit anyone.
The driver evacuated the passengers, recovered the door,
and took the train to the depot.
ATAC public transport company has opened an internal
investigation.
City cabinet member for transportation, Linda Meleo, said
the "unacceptable" incident was due to years of "practically
zero maintenance".
"If anyone is responsible they will have to answer for
this," she wrote on Facebook.
Angry and frightened passengers blamed overcrowding.
"My boyfriend is in hospital, he was almost crushed," was
one comment posted on InfoATAC's twitter profile along with a
picture of the passenger in question in a neck brace.
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