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Andria station master mistake (2)

Due to 'automatism'

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - Trani, July 18 - The fact that two trains were waiting at his station in Andria induced station master Vito Piccarreta into an "automatism" that resulted in one of them getting onto the single track north of Bari and colliding with another coming from Corato and killing 23 people, investigative sources said Monday after questioning Piccarreta. The crash was Italy's worst in seven years. Earlier Piccarreta denied altering the time sheet to show the train leaving at a different time.
   

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