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At least 50 people injured in a train crash near Düsseldorf

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Old 5th December 2017, 21:07
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Exclamation At least 50 people injured in a train crash near Düsseldorf

At least 50 people have been injured in a train crash near Düsseldorf, German police say.

The incident happened when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Meerbusch, according to reports.

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The freight train appears to be an empty coal zug.
I would guess that the injury results may have been worse had the coalie been loaded.
Hp signalling system section, the appearance of a Hp vorsignal on the opposite track.
It will be interesting to read the EUB report once released.
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