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19 killed as train rams into bus in Argentina
18 people were killed and 47 injured after a passenger train crashed into a bus in an Argentine rail crossing before dawn, authorities said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:31 March 9, 2008
Buenos Aires: A passenger train slammed into a double-decker bus at a rural Argentine rail crossing before dawn yesterday, killing 19 people and leaving at least 47 injured.
The train was travelling from the Argentine capital to the South Atlantic beach resort of Mar del Plata when the collision occurred near Dolores, about 200 kilometres south of Buenos Aires, the government told.
Police said 19 people died. Roberto Capiel, a public health official, told that 47 people with injuries were taken to a local hospital for treatment. He said nine of the victims remained in critical condition.
Wreckage
Television footage showed wreckage of the overturned bus with its front windshield shattered and much of its roof sheered off. Crumpled bus seats, children's clothing, a baby bottle and beach chairs were left scattered across the railway line after the wreck, which took place at about 2am local time.
Bus passenger Cecilia Demarco told Noticias Argentinas that the bus "tried to beat the train" to the crossing, despite repeated warnings from the train as it sounded a horn.
A Todo Noticias broadcast showed images of a crushed motorcycle under the debris and said that a woman waiting on a motorcycle at the crossing was among the dead.
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