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| Footage of a woman being dragged along a platform by a train, after her bag got trapped in the door, has raised safety questions about Rome's metro. | Footage of a woman being dragged along a platform by a train, after her bag got trapped in the door, has raised safety questions about Rome's metro. |
| Natalya Garkovich, 43, was left in intensive care after sensors failed to register the strap and emergency brakes did not stop the train's advance. | |
| The footage also shows train driver Gianluca Tonelli eating his lunch before driving away. | The footage also shows train driver Gianluca Tonelli eating his lunch before driving away. |
| The incident is being investigated, but Mr Tonelli says he followed protocol. | The incident is being investigated, but Mr Tonelli says he followed protocol. |
| "I know that I was wrong and I am devastated by what happened to that woman," Mr Tonelli told Italian daily Corriere della Sera [in Italian]. "But in the video it can also be seen that I looked twice in the mirror, I was not reckless." | "I know that I was wrong and I am devastated by what happened to that woman," Mr Tonelli told Italian daily Corriere della Sera [in Italian]. "But in the video it can also be seen that I looked twice in the mirror, I was not reckless." |
| The accident took place on Wednesday 12 July, but the footage did not emerge until the weekend. | The accident took place on Wednesday 12 July, but the footage did not emerge until the weekend. |
| Ms Garkovich, who local media report is a Belarusian national, was initially in intensive care, but her condition has since improved. Reports suggest she has broken bones from the accident. | Ms Garkovich, who local media report is a Belarusian national, was initially in intensive care, but her condition has since improved. Reports suggest she has broken bones from the accident. |
| The CCTV footage shows Ms Garkovich boarding the train at Termini station, before changing her mind at the last minute. | The CCTV footage shows Ms Garkovich boarding the train at Termini station, before changing her mind at the last minute. |
| As she backs out of the train, her bag appears to become stuck - and despite the efforts of people on the platform, she cannot be freed. | As she backs out of the train, her bag appears to become stuck - and despite the efforts of people on the platform, she cannot be freed. |
| Local news outlets report that passengers on board the train pulled a number of emergency levers, but were unsuccessful. It is believed Ms Garkovich was not pulled into the tunnel. | Local news outlets report that passengers on board the train pulled a number of emergency levers, but were unsuccessful. It is believed Ms Garkovich was not pulled into the tunnel. |
| The first Mr Tonelli knew of the accident was when he pulled into the next station, according to reports. | The first Mr Tonelli knew of the accident was when he pulled into the next station, according to reports. |
| The CCTV footage shows that Mr Tonelli was eating while the train was in the platform. | The CCTV footage shows that Mr Tonelli was eating while the train was in the platform. |
| But Carlo Rienzi, president of consumer rights group Codacons, said the failure of both the door and emergency levers meant Mr Tonelli could not be fully to blame. | But Carlo Rienzi, president of consumer rights group Codacons, said the failure of both the door and emergency levers meant Mr Tonelli could not be fully to blame. |
| "The emergency systems on board must function properly," he said in a statement, "Therefore we consider it outrageous and offensive to say the train driver is entirely responsible, when you should thoroughly investigate the Rome subway security systems and their proper operation." | "The emergency systems on board must function properly," he said in a statement, "Therefore we consider it outrageous and offensive to say the train driver is entirely responsible, when you should thoroughly investigate the Rome subway security systems and their proper operation." |
| Meanwhile, Stefano Bottoni, national secretary of trade union Sul, said extra measures were needed to avoid a repeat of the accident. | Meanwhile, Stefano Bottoni, national secretary of trade union Sul, said extra measures were needed to avoid a repeat of the accident. |
| "If the trains were equipped with cameras in the cockpit it might have been different," he told news agency Ansa (in Italian). | "If the trains were equipped with cameras in the cockpit it might have been different," he told news agency Ansa (in Italian). |