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Hungary: Several killed in train derailment

April 5, 2022

At least five peole have died and more than 10 were injured when a van collided with a train in southern Hungary. State railway officials said that the van had ignored a red light.

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A train on its side
The scene of a train derailment in southern Hungary where 5 people diedImage: Police.hu/REUTERS

Five people were killed and more than 10 injured when a van crashed into a train in southern Hungary early on Tuesday, derailing a carriage, police said.

The incident happened at a crossing in Mindszent near the Hungarian-Serbian border, officers added.

In a statement, Hungarian state railways indicated that all those killed had been traveling in the van. It said that 22 people were on the train at the time of the collision. Two were seriously hurt and eight others suffered mild injuries. 

The van drove onto the tracks, ignoring the red lights, the statement said.

The Csongrad-Csanad county police said they had closed the entire width of the road during the on-site inspection and rescue. 

Local officials later said that the van was registered in Hungary and had been carrying local workers. 

News site delmagyar.hu showed a photograph with the train carriage on its side, along with a helicopter ambulance and several ambulance cars at the scene.

es/wmr (AP, Reuters)