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Algeria train crash kills 1, injures more than 100

Xinhua, September 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

One man was killed and more than 100 were injured when two trains crashed on Saturday in northern Algeria.

The accident occurred at 4 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) in the locality of Boudouaou, some 40 km east of the capital city Algiers, according to the fire fighting department.

A train-driver was killed, while at least five are in critical situation, a hospital staff told the local radio.

However, Yacine Bendjabellah, manager of the national railway company SNTF, told reporters that the accident was a "catching-up" rather than a collision.

The investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident is underway. Endit