Derailed Train Claims at Least 49 Lives in Argentina

World | February 22, 2012, Wednesday // 19:10|  views

An injured passenger is lifted from a coach wreckage by firefighters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22 February 2012, after a train accident in Once train station. EPA/BGNES

A suburban train derailed in central Buenos Aires, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600, authorities have informed.

The death toll from the tragedy may rise because several of the injured are in critical condition and being treated in city hospitals, Alberto Crescenti, head of the city's emergency health services, told reporters more than four hours after the accident.

The train had entered Once station at 26 kilometres per hour, Argentine Transport Minister Juan Pablo Schiavi said, as cited by DPA.

It was arriving at 8:30 am local time and was reportedly carrying around 2,000 rush hour commuters.

According to Schiavi, a problem with the brakes may have been the cause for the disaster.

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