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| At least 19 killed and 150 injured as Moscow Metro train derails in rush hour | |
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| At least 19 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a Moscow Metro train derailed during rush hour. | |
| Several carriages left the track on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, also known as Line Three, on Tuesday morning. | Several carriages left the track on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, also known as Line Three, on Tuesday morning. |
| Initial reports said three people were dead and 30 injured but the count has been rising as the emergency operation continues and casualties are recovered from the subway tunnels. | Initial reports said three people were dead and 30 injured but the count has been rising as the emergency operation continues and casualties are recovered from the subway tunnels. |
| Alexander Gavrilov, deputy chief of the Moscow emergency services, said rescuers have recovered seven bodies and are working to extract 12 more from two wrecked train cars. | |
| Emergency officials said 50 of more than 150 passengers injured are in a serious condition in hospital. | |
| One person was still trapped in a wrecked train car but he was alive while emergency workers tried to free him, according to officials. | One person was still trapped in a wrecked train car but he was alive while emergency workers tried to free him, according to officials. |
| Yuri Akimov, from Moscow's emergency services, said around 200 passengers were evacuated from a tunnel between Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations, in the west of Moscow. | Yuri Akimov, from Moscow's emergency services, said around 200 passengers were evacuated from a tunnel between Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations, in the west of Moscow. |
| Several cars went off the track in the tunnel after a power surge triggered an alarm, which caused the train to stop abruptly. | Several cars went off the track in the tunnel after a power surge triggered an alarm, which caused the train to stop abruptly. |
| Before the derailment was confirmed, people reported seeing smoke on the underground line but authorities denied the claims. | Before the derailment was confirmed, people reported seeing smoke on the underground line but authorities denied the claims. |
| An emergency services minister, Vladimir Puchkov, gave the latest death toll at a televised news conference. | An emergency services minister, Vladimir Puchkov, gave the latest death toll at a televised news conference. |
| The Russian capital's airports and public transport systems have been hit by several terrorist attacks over the past two decades but he said terrorism is not being considered as a possible cause for Tuesday's accident. | The Russian capital's airports and public transport systems have been hit by several terrorist attacks over the past two decades but he said terrorism is not being considered as a possible cause for Tuesday's accident. |
| The Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, which stretches for 28 miles, is the longest in Moscow and was the second underground route to open in the Russian capital in 1938. | The Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, which stretches for 28 miles, is the longest in Moscow and was the second underground route to open in the Russian capital in 1938. |
| Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station the system, at 275 feet underground, which made the rescue particularly hard. | Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station the system, at 275 feet underground, which made the rescue particularly hard. |
| The station serves the vast Park Pobedy, where the Second World War museum, close to Moscow's triumphal arch. | The station serves the vast Park Pobedy, where the Second World War museum, close to Moscow's triumphal arch. |
| Людей со станции Парк победы выносят на носилках pic.twitter.com/PZvs1BKCoL | Людей со станции Парк победы выносят на носилках pic.twitter.com/PZvs1BKCoL |
| “At 8:39am Moscow time [04:39 GMT] on a stretch between stations of Park Pobedy [Victory Park] and Slavyansky Bulvar there was abrupt deceleration of a train,” a press service employee told Russia Today. | “At 8:39am Moscow time [04:39 GMT] on a stretch between stations of Park Pobedy [Victory Park] and Slavyansky Bulvar there was abrupt deceleration of a train,” a press service employee told Russia Today. |
| More than 60 buses, 40 ambulances and three helicopters were sent to evacuate the affected stations. | More than 60 buses, 40 ambulances and three helicopters were sent to evacuate the affected stations. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |