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2nd LD: At least 15 killed in train collision in northern Iran

Xinhua, November 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured in a collision between two trains in Iran's northern province of Semnan on Friday, Chief of Red Crescent Society of Iran, Ali Asghar Ahmadi, was quoted as saying by semi-official Mehr news agency.

Some wagons are still burning in fire, and the accurate number of casualties will be announced after the fire is put out, Ahmadi said.

Two helicopters, firefighters and Red Crescent teams have been dispatched to the scene to help the victims, Iraj Reisian, the head of Crisis Management of Semnan province, also said.

It is possible that freezing of electronic system of Svznbany, which controls the movements of the trains, was the cause of the accident as the temperature had reached minus 12 degrees Celsius in the region in the time, the report said.

The accident occurred in Haft-Khan train station located between Semnan and Damghan cities at 07:45 a.m. local time, 0415 GMT. Endit