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Train and truck in fatal collision in El Fhas, Tunisia

Train and truck in fatal collision in El Fhas, Tunisia
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A passenger train and a truck have been involved in a fatal collision in the Tunisian town of El Fahs some 60 kilometers from the capital Tunis

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A passenger train and a truck have been involved in a fatal collision
in the Tunisian town of El Fahs some 60 kilometers from the capital Tunis.

UPDATE 2: 18 dead, 98 injured in #Tunisia train crash http://t.co/isjv8077Mt pic.twitter.com/26XEM7Lcot

— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) June 16, 2015

Authorities say as least 17 people have been killed with more than 70 injured.

Witnesses claim that people are still trapped under the overturned carriage.

Police say the truck driver survived and is being questioned.

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