Train Derails in Russia's Far East, 60 Injured

World | June 12, 2008, Thursday // 00:00

Sixty people have been injured when a passenger train derailed in the Amur Region in Russia's far east, Russian authorities reported Thursday.

"The condition of six of the injured is serious. We are continuing to evacuate people from the train. There are no reports of fatalities," an emergency ministry spokesperson said as cited by RIA Novosti.

The ministry said the train was en route from Neryungri to Khabarovsk when swerved off the rails and got overturned near the Shimanovsk railway station in the Amur Region at 8:07 a.m. Moscow time.

Rescue teams are currently working at the scene of the incident.
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