ROME: Two people were killed and many others injured after a train hit a large truck that was stuck on a railway crossing, causing multiple carriages to derail, local media reported. The accident, in which the train driver was killed, occured late Wednesday in northern Italy close to Turin, with three of the train's carriages coming off the rails, according to television footage. "According to early information, the driver of the train was killed and many other passengers have been injured," the statement added. At the time of the accident he was in a van accompanying the heavy goods vehicle, other media reported. In July 2016 a collision between two trains in the south of Italy left 23 people dead and 52 others injured.-AFP

Source: New Strait Times May 24, 2018 04:52 UTC