
The proceedings for the death of the five workers hit by a train in August 2023 are opened at the Ivrea court
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On the night between 30 and 31 August 2023, five Sigifer workers were hit and killed by a train on the tracks in Brandizzo.
The proceedings for the workplace massacre in Brandizzo, in the Turin area, in which five workers from Sigifer, RFI's subcontractor company, died on the night between 30 and 31 August 2023, will open tomorrow at the Ivrea court, with the preliminary hearing.
Kevin Laganà, 22 years old, Michael Zanera (34), Giuseppe Sorvillo (43), Saverio Giuseppe Lombardo (53), and Giuseppe Aversa (49), were hit and killed by a train while they were preparing to carry out maintenance work on the tracks. The team had to intervene on the tracks near the station: shortly before midnight the workers were already on the line when a convoy arrived and they had no escape.
The investigations, which took place over three years, led the Ivrea prosecutor's office to request the indictment of the companies RFI, Sigifer and CLF and of 21 people, including business and corporate executives. Among these is Giampiero Strisciuglio, former CEO of RFI and now CEO of the Fs Italiane Group. The hypothesized charges, for various reasons, are multiple manslaughter and negligent train disaster, in addition to charges related to workplace safety legislation.
According to the prosecutor's thesis, the tragedy could not be traced back only to what happened in the minutes before the arrival of the train, but to a wider chain of alleged omissions and deficiencies in prevention, coordination, supervision and training. According to the accusation, that night the workers were allowed onto the tracks when train traffic had not yet been formally interrupted.
Before the preliminary hearing judge Mauro Cantone, the accusation will be supported by prosecutors Valentina Bossi and Giulia Nicodemi, coordinated by the prosecutor Gabriella Viglione. The constitutions of the civil parties will also be discussed. The Municipality of Brandizzo, the Sicurezza e Lavoro association, Fillea Cgil and Filt Cgil have already announced their presence in the proceedings.
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