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Driver killed in US train crash Driver killed in US train crash
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A train driver was killed and several passengers injured after two commuter trains collided and derailed during rush hour in the US city of Boston. A train driver was killed and several passengers injured when two commuter trains collided and derailed during rush hour in the US city of Boston.
The incident came only hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, leaving several people hurt.The incident came only hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, leaving several people hurt.
Investigators are still looking into the cause of the Boston crash. The 24-year-old driver died after one train slammed into the back of another. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the Boston crash. The 24-year-old driver died when one train slammed into the back of another.
Passengers described scenes of chaos as small fires broke out at the scene.Passengers described scenes of chaos as small fires broke out at the scene.
Speaking late on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said emergency workers were working to free the body of Terrese Edmonds from the wreckage. Speaking late on Wednesday, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said emergency workers were trying to free the body of Terrese Edmonds from the wreckage.
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Aerial shots of the site of the crash in BostonAerial shots of the site of the crash in Boston
The packed two-car train she was driving collided with the second train outside Woodland Station, a suburban stop on Boston's "T" system. The packed two-car train she was driving was in collision with the second train outside Woodland Station, a suburban stop on Boston's "T" system.
Chicago officials said the derailment on the city's elevated railway was down to driver error. In Chicago, officials said the derailment on the city's elevated railway was down to driver error.
The incident left passengers perched more than 20ft (6m) above the ground. Several were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The incident left passengers perched more than 20ft (6m) above the ground. Several were taken to hospital but none had life-threatening injuries.