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| Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' | |
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| A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 48 people and left hundreds injured, police say. | |
| The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station in the west of the city. | The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station in the west of the city. |
| Local reporters say they saw bodies being removed from the wreckage, with dozens of people still trapped. | |
| The injured driver and some passengers were taken away on stretchers, with the first carriage the worst affected. | The injured driver and some passengers were taken away on stretchers, with the first carriage the worst affected. |
| The transportation secretary, JP Schiavi, told reporters at the station that the commuter train had hit the barrier at about 12mph (20km/h), destroying the front of the engine and crunching the carriages behind it. | The transportation secretary, JP Schiavi, told reporters at the station that the commuter train had hit the barrier at about 12mph (20km/h), destroying the front of the engine and crunching the carriages behind it. |
| One of the carriages was driven nearly six metres (20ft) into the next, he said. | One of the carriages was driven nearly six metres (20ft) into the next, he said. |
| "There are people still trapped, people alive," Mr Schiavi said. | "There are people still trapped, people alive," Mr Schiavi said. |
| Survivors told the TeleNoticias channel that many people had been injured in a jumble of metal and glass. | Survivors told the TeleNoticias channel that many people had been injured in a jumble of metal and glass. |
| Some suffered fractures and other serious injuries. | Some suffered fractures and other serious injuries. |
| "The train was full and the impact was tremendous," a passenger identified as Ezequiel told local television, according to Agence France-Presse news agency. | |
| Medics at the scene were overwhelmed by the casualties, he added. | |
| In September 2011, 11 people died when a commuter train in Buenos Aires hit a bus crossing the tracks and then hit a second train coming into a station. | In September 2011, 11 people died when a commuter train in Buenos Aires hit a bus crossing the tracks and then hit a second train coming into a station. |
| Are you in Argentina? Did you witness the train crash? Please get in contact using the form below. | Are you in Argentina? Did you witness the train crash? Please get in contact using the form below. |
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