A total of 21 people were
slightly injured when metro trains in Milan slammed on the
brakes in two separate incidents on Thursday.
In the first, two children aged eight and 10 were among 17
people taken to hospital for treatment after a Milan metro train
braked sharply early on Thursday, tossing around passengers,
sources said.
Most of the people had only minor injuries, although a
58-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room on the more
serious code yellow with a suspected broken leg.
The city transport company said an emergency brake system
kicked in after registering an anomaly.
The company is working to find out why this happened.
In the second incident, another Milan metro train braked
suddenly Thursday causing four slight injuries, local sources
said.
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