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| Spain train derailment: At least three dead in northern province of Galicia, local media reports | Spain train derailment: At least three dead in northern province of Galicia, local media reports |
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| At least three people are feared to have died after a train derailed in northern Spain. | At least three people are feared to have died after a train derailed in northern Spain. |
| Local media reports three people are dead and a fourth person is in critical condition in hospital after a train crashed at O Porriño station in the north-western province of Galicia at 9:30am local time. | Local media reports three people are dead and a fourth person is in critical condition in hospital after a train crashed at O Porriño station in the north-western province of Galicia at 9:30am local time. |
| Several others were injured and the Galician regional government said the emergency services dispatched doctors to the scene via helicopters. | Several others were injured and the Galician regional government said the emergency services dispatched doctors to the scene via helicopters. |
| A witness told the Levante newspaper the train - which was en route to Porto in Portugal - began to derail as it arrived at the station and collided with a tower at the side of the track. | A witness told the Levante newspaper the train - which was en route to Porto in Portugal - began to derail as it arrived at the station and collided with a tower at the side of the track. |
| The train was made up of three carriages with the first one came completely off the track. The other carriages came partially off the track. | The train was made up of three carriages with the first one came completely off the track. The other carriages came partially off the track. |
| The Spanish rail network, Renfe, confirmed the incident on Twitter and expressed its condolences towards the victims and their families. | The Spanish rail network, Renfe, confirmed the incident on Twitter and expressed its condolences towards the victims and their families. |
| Adif railway construction company said it has opened an investigation into the cause of the derailment which occurred on a straight stretch of track. | Adif railway construction company said it has opened an investigation into the cause of the derailment which occurred on a straight stretch of track. |
| Local political parties tweeted to expressed its condolences and announced they had suspended campaigning ahead of the upcoming local parliamentary elections for the day as a mark of respect. | Local political parties tweeted to expressed its condolences and announced they had suspended campaigning ahead of the upcoming local parliamentary elections for the day as a mark of respect. |
| There were approximately 60 passengers on board when the accident happened. | There were approximately 60 passengers on board when the accident happened. |
| The train is owned by Portugese rail company Comboios de Portugal. | The train is owned by Portugese rail company Comboios de Portugal. |
| In 2013, 79 people were killed in Spain's worst rail disaster when a high-speed Renfe train went off the tracks and slammed into a wall near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia. | In 2013, 79 people were killed in Spain's worst rail disaster when a high-speed Renfe train went off the tracks and slammed into a wall near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |