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| Rescue workers in Argentina rushed to the scene of a train crash on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Thursday after a double-deck train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute. | Rescue workers in Argentina rushed to the scene of a train crash on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Thursday after a double-deck train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute. |
| Firefighters and police pulled passengers from the wreckage, and helicopters took people to hospitals, reports said. | Firefighters and police pulled passengers from the wreckage, and helicopters took people to hospitals, reports said. |
| Train operator spokesman Pablo Gunning said there were "various fatalities" but did not specify how many. | Train operator spokesman Pablo Gunning said there were "various fatalities" but did not specify how many. |
| Union leader Ruben Sobrero told reporters at the scene that the train had been out of service for six months before it was brought back online shortly before the acccident. Gunning said the engine had new brakes installed. | Union leader Ruben Sobrero told reporters at the scene that the train had been out of service for six months before it was brought back online shortly before the acccident. Gunning said the engine had new brakes installed. |
| The accident happened on the same Sarmiento line that the government took over after another wreck blamed on brake failures caused 51 deaths and 700 injuries last year. | The accident happened on the same Sarmiento line that the government took over after another wreck blamed on brake failures caused 51 deaths and 700 injuries last year. |
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