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Three dead and 100 injured by the derailment of a train in Milan


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According to the latest report, there are 110 injured, 10 very serious, 20 moderate and 80 mild.

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Three people have died today and a hundred have been injured, 10 of them very serious, after a train derailed at the entrance to the city of Milan (northern Italy).
The accident took place shortly before 07:00 hours, when the train that came from the town of Cremona, has derailed between the municipalities Pioltello and Segrate, 12 kilometers from Milan.
The last balance is 110 wounded, of which 10 are in very serious condition, 20 are with moderate injuries and another 80 have minor injuries. The wounded are being transferred to various hospitals in the Lombard capital, mainly San Raffaele.
According to La Repubblica, the train has derailed when going through a change of track. The first two cars have gone through the change but the following ones have not succeeded, which has caused the exit of the track.

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Emergency services, next to the train wreck. Photo: EFE
Within the wrecked cars there have been several trapped who have had to be rescued by emergency teams and firefighters.
The train company Trenord has reported the "interruption of the train service between Milan and Treviglio due to a technical inconvenience of a train". This message has provoked indignation to many users in social networks due to the seriousness of what happened.

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