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Tram Derails in London, Scores Hurt

by Associated Press

   LONDON --

   A tram derailed in London before dawn Wednesday, leaving multiple
   people injured and several trapped, the emergency services said.

   The London Fire Brigade said eight fire engines and four specialist
   rescue units were at the scene in Croydon, south London.

   "Firefighters have released a number of people and two people remain
   trapped," said station manager Joe Kenny.

   More than 50 people were taken to hospitals for treatment, the British
   capital's ambulance service told Reuters.

   Emergency services said they were called to the Sandilands tram stop
   around 6 a.m. local time. Photographs showed the two-car tram lying on
   its side next to an underpass.