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Russian passenger train derails 'Ten die' in Russian train crash
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Casualties are feared after at least three carriages of a passenger express train derailed between Russia's two main cities. Up to 10 people are said to have been killed and 130 injured when several carriages of an express train derailed between Russia's two main cities.
The carriages came off the track on Friday evening as the train was travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg, Russian media report. The carriages came off the track on Friday evening as the train was en route from Moscow to St Petersburg, one of Russia's busiest rail links.
The cause of the crash is unclear so far. According to an unconfirmed report, several people were killed. There was no immediate official comment on the possible cause of the crash as emergency services rushed to the scene.
But police and transport sources were quoted as saying they feared injuries. A 2007 bomb on the same line derailed a train, injuring nearly 30 passengers.
An unnamed source at the Russian emergencies ministry told Ria-Novosti news agency that 10 people had been killed and 130 injured.
Other media reports spoke of an unknown number of deaths or injuries.
Four carriages on the train came off the rails at 2137 local time (1837 GMT) as the train was travelling between Aleshinka in Tver region and Uglovka in Novgorod region, Russian Railways told Russia's Interfax news agency in a statement.Four carriages on the train came off the rails at 2137 local time (1837 GMT) as the train was travelling between Aleshinka in Tver region and Uglovka in Novgorod region, Russian Railways told Russia's Interfax news agency in a statement.
Other sources spoke of three carriages and one unnamed transport source told Interfax that a number of people may have been killed. Other sources spoke of three carriages derailing on the train, named as the Neva Express.
Russian media named the train as the Neva Express.
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