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| Deadly train crash in north-west Spain | Deadly train crash in north-west Spain |
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| At least three people were killed when a train derailed near O Porrino 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 near the Galician city of Vigo, 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. | 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. |
| In Friday's crash the train apparently hit part of a bridge near a bend, El Pais reported. | |
| The Portuguese driver was among the three killed. The train operator is Comboios de Portugal and the train was travelling on the Vigo-Oporto route. | |
| The number of injured is not yet clear, though El Pais said many people managed to walk off the damaged train. |