Train derails in Germany, 50 hurt
September 21st, 2011 - 8:47 am ICT by IANSBerlin, Sep 21 (IANS) At least 50 people were injured when a local train derailed after being hit by a vehicle at a crossing in Germany, a media report said.
The accident occurred Tuesday at a rail-road intersection in Lauterbach, eastern Germany, Xinhua reported.
The train slipped off the tracks after it was hit by a vehicle, police said. Three carriages derailed and one overturned.
Rescuers rushed to the site and the seriously injured passengers were transferred by helicopters to hospitals.
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