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    March 04, 2012

15 Killed in Poland Train Crash

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   Rescuers work at the site where two trains collided in Szczekociny,
   southern Poland, Sunday, March 4, 2012.
   Photo: AP
   Rescuers work at the site where two trains collided in Szczekociny,
   southern Poland, Sunday, March 4, 2012.

   Polish emergency officials say two passenger trains have collided
   head-on, killing 15 people and injuring at least 54.
   Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the accident "the most tragic train
   catastrophe" in Poland in recent years, after visiting the site early
   Sunday.
   Authorities say the trains were traveling toward each other on the same
   track late Saturday when they crashed in Szczekociny in southern
   Poland. Officials are investigating to determine how one train ended up
   on the wrong track.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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