Two dead in train crash in Spain
Updated: 2012-08-08 10:07
(Xinhua)
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MADRID - Two men died and a boy and a woman were injured on Tuesday due to a train crash in Madrid, the capital of Spain, local media reported.
A train crashed against the buffer stop in Madrid around 20:00 local time (1800 GTM), leaving two people dead and another two injured.
The accident happened when the driver was entering into the shed and because of a mistake the train crashed against the buffer stop. The driver was in the cabin with three members of his family.
They were trapped in the cabin and the firefighters had to rescue them. One of the dead people is the facilities management.
A spokesperson said that there will be an investigation to clear up what has happened.
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