The 53 victims were hospitalized in three different hospitals, the regional health agency, Salute dell’Interno, indicating on Twitter that it had mobilized staff in the intensive care sectors. However, the authorities were unable to provide any information on their health.
Canada faces a series of winter storms that hit the country from east to west. In Ontario, extreme conditions derailed a freight train on Saturday, causing all trains between Toronto and Ottawa and Toronto and Montreal to be canceled for Christmas Day.
Prior to this incident, a tree falling on a locomotive and power outages had already caused significant delays Friday through Saturday night. Several passengers between Ottawa and Toronto had to wait nearly 6pm, while some even departed en route.
