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| 'Eight dead' in Rio train crash | |
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| At least eight people have been killed and 40 injured after two trains collided in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, rescue services say. | |
| "There are several corpses and several people injured," a fire brigade spokesman said. | "There are several corpses and several people injured," a fire brigade spokesman said. |
| The collision took place near Austin station in the suburb of Nova Iguacu at 1600 (1900 GMT). | |
| Brazilian TV showed at least one carriage on its side, and emergency workers trying to rescue people inside. | Brazilian TV showed at least one carriage on its side, and emergency workers trying to rescue people inside. |
| One of the trains involved was believed to be stationary at the time, a civil defence official, Souza Filho, told Brazil's Globo Television. | One of the trains involved was believed to be stationary at the time, a civil defence official, Souza Filho, told Brazil's Globo Television. |
| The other was packed with at least 800 passengers, said Joao Gouveia, a spokesman for the train's operator, Supervia. | |
| Mr Filho said he could not yet estimate of the number of victims, and that the current priority was "to pull people still alive from the coaches". | Mr Filho said he could not yet estimate of the number of victims, and that the current priority was "to pull people still alive from the coaches". |
| Local media reported that two of those killed were members of the train's crew, but Supervia has denied this, reports Reuters news agency. |