Today, a freight train derailed near the Florence station in Italy, causing great confusion for commercial train services and chaos in the program of trips to all regions of the country. The Italian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure said, in a statement, that the departure of the train caused a disruption in train traffic between Florence and Bologna, which affected the link between the north and south of the country, pointing out that while the train was leaving its station, one of its carriages collided. Some poles carrying electricity supply cables. The ministry confirmed that the crews are working to restore services in the next few hours, noting that buses have been provided to transport travelers to their destinations. In the aftermath, the “Train Italy” railway company announced the cancellation of at least fifty scheduled flights, and the delay of other flights for a period of up to three hours, while other flight paths were diverted. It is noteworthy that the majority of Italians, and Europeans in general, depend mainly on trains for their transportation, and are often affected by strikes carried out by railway workers from time to time, and by accidents that may disrupt railway tracks.
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