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Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'
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A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with at least 600 more injured, officials say. A train crash at a station in Buenos Aires has killed 49 people and injured at least 600 in the worst train accident in Argentina in 40 years.
The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station during the morning rush hour.The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Once station during the morning rush hour.
"We assume that there was some fault in the brakes", Transportation Secretary JP Schiavi said. "We assume that there was some fault in the brakes," Transportation Secretary JP Schiavi said.
Eyewitnesses said the train was travelling fast. Dozens of people remain trapped. Dozens of people were trapped for hours in the wreckage but all have now been successfully taken to safety.
"The train was full and the impact was tremendous," a passenger identified as Ezequiel told local television."The train was full and the impact was tremendous," a passenger identified as Ezequiel told local television.
Medics at the scene were overwhelmed by the casualties, he added.Medics at the scene were overwhelmed by the casualties, he added.
"People started to break windows and get out however they could," another eyewitness told Reuters."People started to break windows and get out however they could," another eyewitness told Reuters.
"Then I saw the engine destroyed and the train driver trapped amongst the steel. There were a lot of people hurt, a lot of kids, elderly," the eyewitness added."Then I saw the engine destroyed and the train driver trapped amongst the steel. There were a lot of people hurt, a lot of kids, elderly," the eyewitness added.
Police outside Once station had to "keep back the curious and concerned as paramedics treated the injured", eyewitness Tom English told the BBC.
The train had hit the barrier at about 12mph (20km/h), destroying the front of the engine and crunching the carriages behind it, Mr Schiavi said.The train had hit the barrier at about 12mph (20km/h), destroying the front of the engine and crunching the carriages behind it, Mr Schiavi said.
One of the carriages was driven nearly 6m (20ft) into the next, he said. One of the carriages was driven nearly 6m (20ft) into the next, he added.
Emergency workers are working to extract dozens of people trapped inside the first car, said health official Alberto Crescenti.
Survivors told local media that many people had been injured in a jumble of metal and glass.Survivors told local media that many people had been injured in a jumble of metal and glass.
Some suffered fractures and other serious injuries. Many are in a critical condition in the city's hospitals and there are concerns that the death toll could rise, the BBC's Vladimir Hernandez in Buenos Aires reports.
Many parts of Argentina's rail network are antiquated and in need of repair, the BBC's Vladimir Hernandez in Buenos Aires reports. Five similar accidents have occurred in and around the city in recent months, our correspondent says.
Several similar accidents have occurred in recent years. Many parts of Argentina's rail network are antiquated and in need of repair and this incident will increase concern about lack of investment in the system, he adds.
"This is the responsibility of a company that is known for insufficient maintenance and... improvisation," Edgardo Reinoso of the train workers' union told Reuters.
"Lack of controls" on the part of state agencies was also to blame, Mr Reinoso 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.
This latest accident is Argentina's worst train crash since 1970.This latest accident is Argentina's worst train crash since 1970.
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