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| Russia crash: 'Five dead' in train crash near Moscow | Russia crash: 'Five dead' in train crash near Moscow |
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| At least five people have died after a freight train hit a passenger train south-west of the Russian capital Moscow, officials say. | At least five people have died after a freight train hit a passenger train south-west of the Russian capital Moscow, officials say. |
| Several carriages were derailed in the crash, which happened at 12:38 (08:38 GMT) near Bekasovo 1 station, 60km (37 miles) from the capital. | Several carriages were derailed in the crash, which happened at 12:38 (08:38 GMT) near Bekasovo 1 station, 60km (37 miles) from the capital. |
| Injured people were reportedly carried from the train as emergency services rushed to the scene. | Injured people were reportedly carried from the train as emergency services rushed to the scene. |
| The passenger train was on its way from Moscow to Chisinau in Moldova. | The passenger train was on its way from Moscow to Chisinau in Moldova. |
| Russia's interior ministry said at least five people were killed and 15 were injured, although some local reports put the number of injured at as many as 45. | Russia's interior ministry said at least five people were killed and 15 were injured, although some local reports put the number of injured at as many as 45. |
| 'Crushed' | 'Crushed' |
| Officials said several carriages on the freight train came off the rails near the town of Naro-Fominsk and hit the passenger train, which was reportedly carrying about 400 people. | |
| Several carriages on the passenger train are said to have then derailed, and some of them overturned. | Several carriages on the passenger train are said to have then derailed, and some of them overturned. |
| Rescue coordinator Vadim Andronov told Russian news agency Itar-Tass that the death toll was likely to rise. | |
| "One of the carriages of the passenger train was crushed by the freight train wagons," he said. | "One of the carriages of the passenger train was crushed by the freight train wagons," he said. |
| "Rescuers are working to pull out injured people being crushed by the wagon." | "Rescuers are working to pull out injured people being crushed by the wagon." |
| A spokesman for the health ministry, Oleg Salagay, said that rescue crews and medical teams were doing everything they could to save lives. | A spokesman for the health ministry, Oleg Salagay, said that rescue crews and medical teams were doing everything they could to save lives. |
| "Medics are working at the scene now, assessing the condition of the injured," he said. | "Medics are working at the scene now, assessing the condition of the injured," he said. |
| "All the necessary medical aid is being provided for them, and this gives us hope for a successful outcome." | "All the necessary medical aid is being provided for them, and this gives us hope for a successful outcome." |
| The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. | The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. |
| Traffic on the line - which also serves Kiev in Ukraine - was suspended as a result. | Traffic on the line - which also serves Kiev in Ukraine - was suspended as a result. |
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