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| Eight dead after Rio train crash | Eight dead after Rio train crash |
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| At least eight people have been killed and 60 injured after two trains collided in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, rescue services say. | At least eight people have been killed and 60 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 about 200m from Austin station in the suburb of Nova Iguacu at 1600 (1900 GMT). | The collision took place about 200m from Austin station in the suburb of Nova Iguacu at 1600 (1900 GMT). |
| Brazilian TV showed at least one carriage on its side and rescue workers were trying to save people inside. | |
| One of the trains involved - believed to be empty - was changing tracks at the time of the crash, said Joao Gouveia, a spokesman for the train's operator, Supervia. | One of the trains involved - believed to be empty - was changing tracks at the time of the crash, said Joao Gouveia, a spokesman for the train's operator, Supervia. |
| The other, which had left Rio's central station, was packed with at least 800 passengers, Mr Gouveia said. | The other, which had left Rio's central station, was packed with at least 800 passengers, Mr Gouveia said. |
| Civil defence official Souza Filho Brazil's Globo Television the priority of emergency workers was "to pull people still alive from the coaches". | Civil defence official Souza Filho Brazil's Globo Television the priority of emergency workers was "to pull people still alive from the coaches". |
| Marcos de Souza, from Posse Hospital in Nova Iguacu, said more than 20 people injured in the crash had been taken to the hospital. | Marcos de Souza, from Posse Hospital in Nova Iguacu, said more than 20 people injured in the crash had been taken to the hospital. |
| Local media reported that two of those killed were members of the train's crew, but Supervia denied this. | Local media reported that two of those killed were members of the train's crew, but Supervia denied this. |