Iran: 45+ Died & 100+injured in train collision
Semnan, Iran: At least 44 people have been killed and 100 others injured when two passenger trains collided in Iran's north-central province of Semnan, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to news reports and local officials.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered an acceleration of
rescue efforts as well as an investigation into the cause of the deadly crash
on Friday.
The report said four of the fatalities were railway
employees who were on the two trains when the accident happened near the city
of Semnan.
The TV said that in the collision, four carriages derailed
and two caught fire. It showed footage of rescue teams working near train
carriages on fire. The casualties from the crash were taken to nearby
hospitals.
Initial reports had put the death toll at eight but the
provincial governor, Mohammad Reza Khabbaz, later told state TV that more
bodies were recovered at the scene of the crash.
The TV said that in the collision, four carriages derailed
and two caught fire. It showed footage of rescue teams working near train
carriages on fire. The casualties from the crash were taken to nearby
hospitals.
More than 70 people have been taken to hospitals and the
death toll is expected to rise, officials say.
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