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| Deadly train crash in north-west Spain | Deadly train crash in north-west Spain |
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| At least two people were killed when a train derailed near Pontevedra in north-western Spain on Friday. | At least two people were killed when a train derailed near Pontevedra in north-western Spain on Friday. |
| About 60 passengers were on the Portuguese train when it derailed at 09:30 (07:30 GMT) near the town's station, El Pais news website reported. | About 60 passengers were on the Portuguese train when it derailed at 09:30 (07:30 GMT) near the town's station, El Pais news website reported. |
| One carriage came off the tracks completely, the other two partially. | One carriage came off the tracks completely, the other two partially. |
| Emergency workers are at the scene. The crash was at O Porrino, on the coast, just south of Santiago de Compostela and north of Portugal. | |
| In July 2013 Spain suffered one of its worst train crashes in the same region, when a high-speed train derailed near Santiago de Compostela, killing 79 people and injuring some 170. The driver failed to brake in time before a bend. |