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| Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' | Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens' |
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| Some 49 people have been killed and at least 600 injured, officials say, in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years. | |
| The train hit the end of the platform at Once station in the capital Buenos Aires 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. |
| Dozens of people were trapped for hours in the wreckage but all have now been successfully taken to safety. | 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. | 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 added. | One of the carriages was driven nearly 6m (20ft) into the next, he added. |
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| 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. |
| Emergency medical system director Alberto Crescenti said that some passengers who survived had to have limbs amputated. Many suffered from arrested breathing and trauma to the thorax region. | |
| 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 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. |
| Five similar accidents have occurred in and around the city in recent months, our correspondent says. | Five similar accidents have occurred in and around the city in recent months, our correspondent says. |
| 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. | 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. | "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. | "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 February 1970, when a train smashed into another at full speed in suburban Buenos Aires, killing 200 people. | |
| 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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