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Nine dead in Italian train accident
By Flavia Colangelo
April 12, 2010 - 11:55am
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A derailled train in Italy has killed nine people this morning, according to Italy's Civil Protection office. CNN reports at least 20 more are injured, five being serious.

The train was traveling on the Val Venosta line, one of the newest railways opened in 2005, when it was derailed by a landslide, say authorities. More than 200 rescures are on the scene

Head of the transport department for the local government Thomas Widmann says the landslide was probably caused by a broken irrigation pipe. The mud entered the train and suffocated the passengers, Widmann says.

Baby survives being dragged by train
By Andrew Chernoff
October 16, 2009 - 4:18pm
A six-month old baby survived after falling off a platform into the path of an oncoming train in Australia.

A six-month old baby survived after falling under a train, according to CNN.com.  The stroller had rolled off a platform at the Ashburton railway station in Melbourne, Australia, after the mother momentarily let go of it.

The stroller was then right in the path of an oncoming train, which would later drag the stroller and the baby 33 yards down the tracks before the train stopped. 

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