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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dozens Die In Spain Train Disaster

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Dozens Die In Spain Train Disaster
Jul 25th 2013, 12:09, by LASGIDI





At least 77 people have been killed and more than 100 injured as a passenger train derailed in north-western Spain, according to reports.
The train, which was heading from Madrid to Ferrol, crashed off the tracks near Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. More than 70 bodies are reported to have been removed from the wreckage.

State-owned train operator Renfe said in a statement that 218 passengers and an unspecified number of staff were on board at the time of the accident. Renfe said the derailment happened at 8.41pm local time on a high-speed section that was inaugurated two years ago.

Feast day festivities planned in Santiago de Compostela were cancelled, town hall spokeswoman Maria Pardo told Spanish National television TVE.
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