A security video shows the exact moment when one of the cargo wagons that broke off the train on Tuesday morning crashed and dragged a vehicle in Alajuela, causing the death of two people and severe injuries to a third victim.
The video was captured by a camera located in a house near the area where the tragedy occurred.
The Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) began an investigation to determine the causes of the accident, since these wagons, which transported 32 tons of material, detached from the train that held them, the brakes failed and traveled 800 meters at a very high speed.
The wagons were under the responsibility of the company Manfer, which is hired by the INCOFER to carry out work on the road.