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Swiss train crash leaves passengers injured
The Telegraph
10:19AM GMT 20 Feb 2015

> Two trains slammed into each other near the Swiss city of Zurich on
> Friday, tipping over carriages and injuring at least five people, one
> seriously, police said.
>
> The accident happened when a regional intercity train hit a commuter
> train at the Rafz train station, around 30 kilometres (19 miles)
> north of Zurich and not far from the German border at around 6:45am
> (0545 GMT), police and media said.
>
> The locomotive on one of the trains was smashed in, with broken glass
> and twisted metal visible through a gaping hole in the side.
>
> The train derailed, and several of its carriages tipped on the side.
>
> Ambulances, fire and rescue services were sent to the scene, while a
> rescue helicopter hovered above the crash site.
>
> "There was an accident this morning, it's serious, there are
> injured," a police spokeswoman told AFP.
>
> Police in Zurich said in a statement at least five people were
> injured and one of them was in serious condition.
>
> Services on the train line between the towns of Bulach and
> Schaffhouse has been suspended until further notice...

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