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| One dead in Rome metro collision | |
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| One person has been killed and about 60 injured when two metro trains collided during the morning rush in Rome, according to reports. | |
| The collision took place at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II station in the centre of the Italian capital. The square above has been cordoned off. | |
| The two trains involved were on metro line A. Police and firemen have arrived at the scene. | The two trains involved were on metro line A. Police and firemen have arrived at the scene. |
| The cause is still not certain, a BBC correspondent in Rome says. | |
Are | Initial reports say the two underground trains were travelling at slow speed when they crashed, one stop away from the mainline train terminus in Rome. |
| Italian television showed images of victims being carried out on stretchers while other passengers emerged looking dazed. | |
| Early reports said passengers were still stuck in some of the cars. | |
| Passengers said the accident occurred when one train arriving at the station crashed into the back of another. | |
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