Train accident kills 3 workers in Italy

A train hit and killed three railway workers in Sicily island in southern Italy, local reports said on Friday.
The three men were working on Thursday afternoon to repair rail tracks when a regional train en route near the town of Caltanissetta ran into them, according to ANSA news agency.
Two passengers who were traveling in the train were unharmed. According to first investigations, the three victims when rounding a bend did not see the train approaching at slow speed.
There were reportedly no signals indicating the presence of the three workers. Police have opened an investigation to ascertain responsibilities.
Condoling with the families of the victims, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said Italy was mourning again the "absurd deaths" of innocent workers.
Deaths in the workplace have tumbled over the past three years in Italy, according to national work accident insurance agency INAIL. A total of 660 workers died on the job last year, registering a 21-percent drop in fatalities over 2012.
The downward trend was sparked by reforms introduced in 2008 which made penalties stricter for breaking work safety laws.