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| Milan train crash: at least two people killed after derailment | Milan train crash: at least two people killed after derailment |
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| At least 10 seriously injured after incident at Pioltello-Limito station on outskirts of the city | At least 10 seriously injured after incident at Pioltello-Limito station on outskirts of the city |
| Associated Press in Milan | Associated Press in Milan |
| Thu 25 Jan 2018 09.34 GMT | |
| First published on Thu 25 Jan 2018 08.29 GMT | First published on Thu 25 Jan 2018 08.29 GMT |
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| A commuter train has derailed in northern Italy, killing at least two people, seriously injuring 10 and trapping others heading into Milan at the start of the working day, police said. | A commuter train has derailed in northern Italy, killing at least two people, seriously injuring 10 and trapping others heading into Milan at the start of the working day, police said. |
| The Trenord-operated train derailed at Pioltello-Limito station on the outskirts of the city, halting rail traffic in Italy’s financial capital. At least two main carriages peeled off the rails but were still standing, albeit at an angle. Rescue crews helped passengers escape. | The Trenord-operated train derailed at Pioltello-Limito station on the outskirts of the city, halting rail traffic in Italy’s financial capital. At least two main carriages peeled off the rails but were still standing, albeit at an angle. Rescue crews helped passengers escape. |
| The carabinieri police confirmed at least two people had been killed, 10 seriously injured and dozens more slightly injured. The train was heading from Cremona into Milan’s Garibaldi station. | The carabinieri police confirmed at least two people had been killed, 10 seriously injured and dozens more slightly injured. The train was heading from Cremona into Milan’s Garibaldi station. |
| Trenord is the regional train company serving the Lombardy region. It is notorious among passengers for dirty, packed cars and frequent delays. It was ridiculed on social media on Tuesday for tweets blaming delays into Milan on a “technical inconvenience” involving a train. | |
| It was the latest incident involving Italy’s ageing rail system. In 2016, 23 people died when two trains collided on a single track in an olive grove in the south-eastern region of Puglia. In 2009, 32 people were killed when a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded in Viareggio, in the central Tuscany region. | It was the latest incident involving Italy’s ageing rail system. In 2016, 23 people died when two trains collided on a single track in an olive grove in the south-eastern region of Puglia. In 2009, 32 people were killed when a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded in Viareggio, in the central Tuscany region. |
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