TWO people have died and dozens left injured after a high speed train crash in central Portugal. The train, travelling north from Lisbon to Braga, derailed after smashing into a railway maintenance…
TWO people have died and dozens left injured after a high speed train crash in central Portugal.
A spokesman for national relief operations authority CNOS confirmed that the Alfa Pendular train, the country's fastest, derailed at around 3pm local time yesterday as it was heading south.163 rescue personnel were scrambled to the scene, including firefighters, and two medical helicopters. A statement posted on the presidential website read: "The President of the Republic regrets the serious train accident this afternoon.
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