One killed, 22 injured in Austrian train collision
Two passenger trains collided Monday in central Austria, killing one person and injuring 22 others, the police told
AFP.
Police said the accident happened a little before 1 pm (1200 GMT) at Niklasdorf station in Styria province. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.
A train company spokesman said the trains involved were a local service and an intercity train from Graz, which is about 40 kilometres (24 miles) from Niklasdorf, to Saarbruecken in Germany.
In December eight people were injured in a train derailment near the capital Vienna.
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Police said the accident happened a little before 1 pm (1200 GMT) at Niklasdorf station in Styria province. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.
A train company spokesman said the trains involved were a local service and an intercity train from Graz, which is about 40 kilometres (24 miles) from Niklasdorf, to Saarbruecken in Germany.
In December eight people were injured in a train derailment near the capital Vienna.
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