Italy Train Crash Death Toll Rises to 22
World | July 4, 2009, Saturday // 11:44| viewsA train carrying gas tanks jumped the tracks and exploded near houses which were engulfed in flames. Photo by BGNES
Twenty-two people are now known to have died after a train exploded as it passed through an Italian town on Monday night.
The death toll rose on Friday after two women and a young man died of their injuries, the BBC reported.
At least another 10 people remain in a serious condition after the accident in the northern town of Viareggio, officials said.
Many victims of the explosion have yet to be identified because they suffered such severe burns.
A train carrying gas tanks jumped the tracks and exploded near houses which were engulfed in flames.
Investigators are trying to determine whether a broken axle may have been responsible for the accident.
The blast caused two buildings - described as houses or small blocks of flats - to collapse while others were set on fire.
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