Train Collision in Belgrade Leaves 22 Injured

World | May 2, 2013, Thursday // 18:56
Bulgaria: Train Collision in Belgrade Leaves 22 Injured Photo by bnr.bg

Twenty-two people were injured after a head-on collision of two passenger trains in the Tosin Bunar tunnel in Belgrade on Thursday.

The accident occurred at 1.30 pm local time, according to reports of private TV channel B92.

A train travelling on the Belgrade-Novi Sad line hit a train travelling from Belgrade to Sid.

All of the injured passengers were travelling in the same carriage.

Six emergency teams gave the injured first aid and the people who needed further medical care were taken to a number of hospitals in Belgrade.

The crash is believed to have been caused by a malfunction in one of the trains.

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