Two ex-transportation ministers in Argentina were handed down their jail term on Tuesday for their connection to the 2012 train accident that killed 51 people and injured hundreds.

An Associated Press report published by Reading Eagle said that former national secretary for transportation Juan Pablo Sciavi, was convicted to eight years in prison for "defrauding the public administration and involuntary manslaughter" while Ricardo Jaime was slapped with a six-year jail term for defrauding.

BBC added that the train driver received a three-year prison term, while two directors of the train operating company, Trenes de Buenos Aires, were slapped with sentences between five and nine years.

Considered one of the most fatal in the history of the country, the accident on the One Station in Pinamar, Buenos Aires happened during the morning rush hour where hundreds of commuters would use the mode of transportation.

In the New York Times report of the incident, it was noted that the train was traveling at about 16 miles per hour when it slammed into the barrier of the platform and destroyed its engine.

"The train hit the bumper, causing one car to crumple into another," Schiavi noted.

He explained that the serious accident was initially blamed on brake failure after the first assessment by transport officials at the accident scene.

According to Xinhua, 21 of the 28 people charged with crimes related to the accident were convicted, including driver Marco Cordoba.

Cordoba claimed that the brakes of the train failed, though other evidence revealed that proper procedures were not carried out by the driver prior to the crash. The said safety procedures could have minimized the effects of the crash and lowered the number of casualties.

Maria Lujan Rey, a mother of one of the victims, said that the court ruling has finally brought justice to them.

"I think this was a historic judgement," the emotional Rey told BBC.

She was among those who showed up at the courtroom on Tuesday to witness the historic decision in the fatal crash. This was the fruit of a more than one-year trial, where 216 witnesses gave their testimonies in a total of 138 court hearings.

AFP, in a report published by Yahoo Sports, said that the disaster pushed the president Cristina Kirchner "to nationalize and modernize Argentina's rail network" and push for a renewal in the transport program in the country.

Full details on the decision of the accident are expected to be released next year, the court announced.