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| Russia crash: 'Four dead' in train crash near Moscow | Russia crash: 'Four dead' in train crash near Moscow |
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| At least four people have died after a freight train hit a passenger train south-west of the Russian capital Moscow, officials say. | At least four people have died after a freight train hit a passenger train south-west of the Russian capital Moscow, officials say. |
| Several carriages were derailed in the crash, said to have occurred at 12:38 (08:38 GMT) near Bekasovo 1 station, 60km (37 miles) from the capital. | Several carriages were derailed in the crash, said to have occurred at 12:38 (08:38 GMT) near Bekasovo 1 station, 60km (37 miles) from the capital. |
| Injured people were reportedly carried from the train as emergency services rushed to the scene. | Injured people were reportedly carried from the train as emergency services rushed to the scene. |
| The passenger train was on its way from Moscow to Chisinau in Moldova. | The passenger train was on its way from Moscow to Chisinau in Moldova. |
| Russia's Emergencies Ministry said at least four people were killed and 15 were injured. | Russia's Emergencies Ministry said at least four people were killed and 15 were injured. |
| According to Russian news agency Itar-Tass, several carriages on the freight train came off the rails near the town of near Naro-Fominsk and hit the passenger train. | |
| Several carriages on the passenger train are said to have then derailed, and some of them overturned. | |
| The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. | The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. |
| Traffic on the line - which also serves Kiev in Ukraine - was suspended as a result. | Traffic on the line - which also serves Kiev in Ukraine - was suspended as a result. |
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