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| Deadly train crash near Buenos Aires | Deadly train crash near Buenos Aires |
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| At least one person has been killed and dozens wounded after two trains collided near Buenos Aires, Argentine officials say. | |
| The accident happened near the Castelar station, some 30km (19 miles) west of the capital, when a passenger train hit a stationary train that was empty. | The accident happened near the Castelar station, some 30km (19 miles) west of the capital, when a passenger train hit a stationary train that was empty. |
| At least three people are still trapped, the Clarin newspaper reports. | |
| Rescue crews and volunteers are at the scene helping the injured. Dozens of ambulances are also at the crash site. | Rescue crews and volunteers are at the scene helping the injured. Dozens of ambulances are also at the crash site. |
| Train operator spokesman Pablo Gunning was quoted in the local media as saying that there "various fatalities" after the collision at about 07:30 local time (10:30 GMT). | |
| It happened on the Sarmiento rail line, where 51 people died and more than 700 were injured in a train crash in February 2011. |