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Once tragedy
23 February 2012 Last updated at 05:10 GMT
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Argentina
train crash in Buenos Aires
kills 49
The BBC's Vladimir Hernandez: "This is one of
the busiest parts of the rail system"
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At least 49 people have been killed and more than
600 injured in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years, officials say.
The train hit the end of the platform at Once
station in the capital Buenos Aires during the morning rush hour.
"We assume that there was some fault in the
brakes," Transportation Secretary JP Schiavi said.
Dozens of people were trapped for hours in the
wreckage but all have now been successfully taken to safety.
The government declared two days of mourning and
called off planned carnival festivities in the country.
Jumble of metal
"The train was full and the impact was
tremendous," a passenger identified as Ezequiel told local television
after the crash on Wednesday.
Medics at the scene were overwhelmed by the
casualties, he added.
"People started to break windows and get out
however they could," another eyewitness told Reuters.
"Then I saw the engine destroyed and the train
driver trapped amongst the steel. There were a lot of people hurt, a lot of
kids, elderly," the eyewitness added.
Police outside Once station had to "keep back
the curious and concerned as paramedics treated the injured", eyewitness
Tom English told the BBC.
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