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Two trains have collided in Austria, injuring a dozen people - four of them seriously. Emergency services rushed to the scene and were able to evacuate all passengers.
Two trains have collided in Austria, injuring a dozen people – four of them seriously. Emergency services rushed to the scene and were able to evacuate all passengers.
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The crash happened at about 6p.m. on Friday (December 22) in Kritzendorf, some 20 kilometres north of the capital Vienna.
Authorities say a train carrying about 50 passengers struck another train from the side.
Two carriages were overturned and a third was left leaning on one side.
Austria’s infrastructure minister said human error was suspected.