Q Costa Rica, 10/3/17:
San Jose Train Collision Leaves 20 Injured
Incofer says conductor error may be the cause, the conductor of the rear train not maintaining the required distance between the two
The crash between two commuter trains occurred Monday morning, shortly after 8am 200 meters from the McDonald’s in La Sabana SurTrains are not like cars. They don’t brake like cars. They shouldn’t be driven like a car. Yet, a collision between two trains left 20 injured Monday morning in the are of the area of the former Consejo Nacional de Producción (CNP) and the Yamuni store on the west side of downtown San Jose.
Thirteen of the passengers on the morning commuter trains had to be taken to hospital.
Monday’s crash occurred shortly after 8:00am, when the lead train, eastbound from Pavas to the Pacifico train station, crashed into a vehicle on the train tracks, the second train slamming into the first.