This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7576825.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Portugal train plunges off rails | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| A train carrying about 50 people has derailed in north-east Portugal, leaving one person dead and some 25 others injured. | |
| Rescuers had to cut those trapped in the wreckage free from the train, which was hurled on to its side. | Rescuers had to cut those trapped in the wreckage free from the train, which was hurled on to its side. |
| The train came off the tracks in the Carrazeda de Ansiaes region, a wine-making area popular with tourists. | The train came off the tracks in the Carrazeda de Ansiaes region, a wine-making area popular with tourists. |
| The train was travelling from Tua to Mirandela, derailing near the village of Brunheda just after 1100 local time. | The train was travelling from Tua to Mirandela, derailing near the village of Brunheda just after 1100 local time. |
| The mayor of the town of Mirandela told local news services that the train driver "said he felt an explosion" before the train careered from the rails, Portugal's Lusa news agency reported. | The mayor of the town of Mirandela told local news services that the train driver "said he felt an explosion" before the train careered from the rails, Portugal's Lusa news agency reported. |
| Trapped | Trapped |
| Initial reports had suggested that two people had died when the train left the tracks but the death toll was later revised. | |
| Passengers who managed to climb out of the wreckage had to walk along the track to raise the alarm. | Passengers who managed to climb out of the wreckage had to walk along the track to raise the alarm. |
| Emergency services - including ambulances, dozens of firemen and two helicopters from the civil protection force - were sent to the scene of the derailment, local media report. | Emergency services - including ambulances, dozens of firemen and two helicopters from the civil protection force - were sent to the scene of the derailment, local media report. |
| Several people were taken to hospital while the emergency services struggle to free those trapped. | Several people were taken to hospital while the emergency services struggle to free those trapped. |
| According to AFP, ten of those injured are said to be in a serious condition. They have been taken to hospitals in and around the town of Mirandela. | According to AFP, ten of those injured are said to be in a serious condition. They have been taken to hospitals in and around the town of Mirandela. |
| This is reported to be the fourth accident on the same section of railway in 18 months. | |
| In February 2007, three people died when a train carrying just five passengers was derailed from the track, falling into a ravine. |