Andria-Corato massacre: trial results in, two convictions and one acquittal for the defendants.

The 2016 train disaster that caused a veritable disaster in Puglia, causing numerous deaths and injuries along the line from Andria to Corato, has finally reached its final conclusion with the trial handing down final convictions to those suspected of causing the terrible event. However, the outcome of the Bari court was not positive for the victims' families.

An accident that left 23 dead and 58 injured

Retracing those incredible moments when the two trains collided due to a lack of track management, resulting in an impact with extremely serious consequences, just think that it was one of the worst railway accidents ever , and one cannot help but think of the victims.

Victims who are the truly innocent ones of this disaster which could have been avoided if only greater care had been taken in carrying out one's work and communication between the various stations had been the basis.

The relatives of those who are no longer with us wanted justice and in particular they hoped that the managers of Ferrotramviaria would also pay the price, since in these cases it is almost always the weakest – in terms of employment – ​​who pay the highest price.

Two convictions and one acquittal, the outcome of the trial

The Bari court met today for the final phase of the trial regarding the train disaster on the Andria-Corato line. For many, this date was crucial to understanding how to close a sad chapter that had remained unsolved for far too long.

The decision of the prosecutor and the judges, as also reported by AdnKronos , was to hand down two sentences , respectively to the Andria stationmaster, Vito Caparreta, and the train conductor Nicola Lorizzo . The former will spend six years and three months in prison , while the latter will receive an even longer sentence, equal to six years and nine months.

Ferrotramviaria executives Michele Ronchi and Massimo Nitti , initially held responsible for the disaster and who had lived with the burden for years, were acquitted. The verdict thus established full responsibility for this dark chapter in Italian rail history.