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| Two die in Italy ferry collision | Two die in Italy ferry collision |
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| A passenger hydrofoil and a cargo ship have collided near the Sicilian port of Messina killing two people and injuring dozens on the ferry, officials say. | |
| The hydrofoil was carrying about 150 people from Reggio Calabria on the mainland and had reached the port entrance when the collision happened. | The hydrofoil was carrying about 150 people from Reggio Calabria on the mainland and had reached the port entrance when the collision happened. |
| Fire-fighters are trying to free a number of people still trapped. | Fire-fighters are trying to free a number of people still trapped. |
| Other injured passengers have been taken to hospitals in Messina and Reggio Calabria. | Other injured passengers have been taken to hospitals in Messina and Reggio Calabria. |
| 'Grave condition' | |
| The collision took place at about 1800 local time (1700 GMT). | |
| Italian state television is reporting that the two dead were crew members. | |
| Messina Port Cmdr Antonino Samiani told reporters: "The bridge of the hydrofoil was destroyed." | |
| The hydrofoil is operated by Italian state railways and the cargo ship was reported to be registered in Antigua. | |
| Cmdr Samiani said some of the injured were in "grave condition". | |
| "We haven't been able to contact the commanders" of the vessels, he said. | |
| The narrow Strait of Messina separates Sicily from the toe of Italy. |