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Moscow subway accident leaves at least 10 dead Moscow subway accident leaves at least 10 dead
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At least ten people have been killed and 106 injured when a Moscow underground train was derailed between two stations during the morning rush hour. At least 106 people have been hospitalised, of whom 50 are in a serious condition, a spokesperson for Moscow's health department said. At least 10 people have been killed and 106 injured when a Moscow underground train was derailed between two stations during the morning rush-hour. Fifty of those hospitalised were in a serious condition, a spokesperson for Moscow's health department said.
Injured passengers were carried on stretchers out of metro stations and helicopters ferried the most seriously hurt to hospital, said the health ministry.Injured passengers were carried on stretchers out of metro stations and helicopters ferried the most seriously hurt to hospital, said the health ministry.
Some of the passengers looked stunned after being helped to the surface by emergency services, on Tuesday morning. Some of the passengers looked stunned after being helped to the surface by emergency services.
A spokesman for the emergencies ministry said a power surge caused the train to stall and several cars to derail between the Slaviansky Boulevard and Park Pobedy stations. A spokesman for the emergencies ministry said a power surge caused the train to stall and several cars to derail between Slaviansky Boulevard and Park Pobedy stations.
"It braked very hard. The lights went off and there was lots of smoke," a man, his nose bloodied, told Rossiya-24 television."It braked very hard. The lights went off and there was lots of smoke," a man, his nose bloodied, told Rossiya-24 television.
"We were trapped and only got out by some miracle. I thought it was the end. Many people were hurt, mostly in the first rail car because the cars ran into each other.""We were trapped and only got out by some miracle. I thought it was the end. Many people were hurt, mostly in the first rail car because the cars ran into each other."
Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station in Moscow, 84m (275ft) deep, which is making the rescue particularly hard. Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station in Moscow, 84 metres (275ft) deep, which is hampering rescue efforts.
Russian news agencies reported earlier that 20 people had been trapped in one of the damaged rail cars. Russian news agencies reported earlier that 20 people had been trapped in one of the damaged carriages.