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| Six die in Australian train crash | |
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| Six people have died and 12 people are seriously wounded after a collision between a passenger train and a lorry in southern Australia, police say. | Six people have died and 12 people are seriously wounded after a collision between a passenger train and a lorry in southern Australia, police say. |
| The train was heading for Melbourne city when it crashed into the vehicle near the town of Kerang in the north-west of Victoria state. | The train was heading for Melbourne city when it crashed into the vehicle near the town of Kerang in the north-west of Victoria state. |
| Emergency services rushed to the scene as police said as many as 40 people had suffered injuries. | |
| The lorry driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries, police said. | The lorry driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries, police said. |
| The crash happened at around 1340 (0340GMT) as the passenger train was about 40 minutes into its journey to Melbourne. | |
| Police said it was not yet clear what had caused the crash. |