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Spanish train in deadly derailment | Spanish train in deadly derailment |
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A train has derailed in north-western Spain, with at least 10 people reported killed. | |
Spanish railway company Renfe confirmed the train had come off the tracks near the city of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region. | Spanish railway company Renfe confirmed the train had come off the tracks near the city of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region. |
A Renfe spokesman told AFP news agency several people had been killed and several more injured. | A Renfe spokesman told AFP news agency several people had been killed and several more injured. |
Spanish news agency Efe quoted police and hospital sources as saying at least 50 people were injured. | |
Reports said all 13 carriages had left the tracks, and four carriages had overturned completely. | |
Images showed dozens of emergency workers crowded around ruined carriages. | |
Passengers were shown lying on the ground being treated. | |
Renfe said the train carried more than 200 passengers, and was on the express route between Madrid and Ferrol on the Galician coast. | |
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