Austrian Commuter Train Head-on Collision

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Per the Associated Press:

VIENNA, Austria — Officials for Austria's state-run railway service say two trains packed with morning commuters have collided, leaving dozens injured, five of them seriously.

The say the crash occurred in an outlying Vienna suburb where trains in both directions use one set of rails.

Rescue crews were on the scene shortly after the early Monday accident and evacuated all the passengers and crew.

OBB railways spokeswoman Sarah Nettel says the cause of the accident will be investigated.

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Commuter trains collide, injuring dozens

 

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I hope everyone survives!

 

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"Two of the seriously injured are in a life-threatening condition, one of whom is one of the train drivers," emergency services spokesman Ronald Packert told AFP. "In total 41 people were hurt."
"One good thing was that the crash happened right next to an emergency services station, meaning that our people were there in seconds," he said.

One of those seriously injured had to be cut out of the twisted wreckage after being trapped, Packert said.

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