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Around 30 Wounded as Two Trains Collide in Switzerland
Around 30 Wounded as Two Trains Collide in Switzerland
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Two passenger trains collided near the village of Andermatt in Switzerland on Monday, leaving around 30 people injured, Reuters reported citing local police. 11.09.2017, Sputnik International
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Around 30 Wounded as Two Trains Collide in Switzerland
12:18 GMT 11.09.2017 (Updated: 18:12 GMT 09.01.2023) Two passenger trains collided near the village of Andermatt in Switzerland on Monday, leaving around 30 people injured, Reuters reported citing local police.
The Urner Zeitung news outlet said that 27 people were injured as result of the incident that took place in the afternoon.
Police didn't specify how seriously the passengers were wounded but said medical personnel was on the scene.
9 September 2017, 08:25 GMT
The train that consisted of a locomotive and five carriages was switching rails at the Andermatt railway station when the incident occurred.
About 100 people were on the train at the moment of the collision.
The Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn railway said as quoted by media that a train misfunctions led to the crash.
Police reportedly have closed all routes leading to the village. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board and Uri Canton police have started an investigation.
