One Killed, Over 50 Injured in Italian Train Crash

World | December 21, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00

Two passenger trains collided at a station south of Rome, Italy on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 50. A train travelling from Rome to Cassino stopped at the station in Roccasecca, about 80 miles south of the capital, said Luigi Irdi, a Trenitalia spokesman. Another train, headed from Rome to Campobasso on the same track, slammed into the first train from behind at 3:20 p.m., he said. Police said 12 of the injured were in serious condition. Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi ordered a probe into the accident, a statement said.

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