Two rail workers dead as train derails near Milan

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Milan, Feb 6 (AFP/APP):Two people were killed and about 25 injured on Thursday when a high-speed train derailed near Milan in northern Italy, authorities said.

The accident occurred near the town of Lodi, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Milan. Lodi Prefect Marcello Cardona told reporters an investigation was underway into the accident that killed two rail workers.

“There shouldn’t be other deaths,” Cardona said, adding that the injuries suffered by approximately 25 people were not life-threatening. All had been transported to the hospital. “It could have been a lot worse,” Cardona said, adding that there were few passengers on board when the accident occurred.

The interior minister has been informed and the prosecutor was already at the scene of the accident, the cause of which was unknown, he said. The Milan-Salerno train was en route to Bologna when it came off the tracks.

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