The President of the Republic: “Transport safety is a right and an essential prerequisite”
June 29, 2024
“On the night of June 29, 2009, Viareggio was injured by the consequences of a train disaster which, now as then, seems unacceptable to us.” Thus the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella in a statement on the Viareggio Massacre.
“The images and the memory of that tragedy remain indelible – he adds – On the fifteenth anniversary, the Republic is close to the families who saw their loved ones unexpectedly torn from life and who, in pain, were able to start a civil path to ascertain responsibility for what happened and to promote greater transport safety everywhere.”
Mattarella: “Transport safety is a right and an essential prerequisite”
“Infrastructure networks, including railways, are an essential condition for the life and economic development of the country. Safety is an essential prerequisitein addition to being a primary right of citizens and users. It is not possible to derogate from the acquired standards, on the contrary the level of security must be raised through more effective controls and technologies and a general growth of awareness”. Thus the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella in a statement on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Viareggio massacre.
“Safety in transport, like safety at work, is an indicator of civility which must prevail over any logic of profit, because it affects people’s lives – he concludes – This is a lesson that must never be forgotten”.
