7 killed as train crashes in Ankara

Published December 13, 2018
The governorate said in a statement that one of those killed was the train driver and that 46 people were injured. — File
The governorate said in a statement that one of those killed was the train driver and that 46 people were injured. — File

Seven people were killed after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital on Thursday, the Ankara governor's office said, revising an initial death toll.

The governorate said in a statement that one of those killed was the train driver and that 46 people were injured including three in a serious condition.

Ankara governor Vasip Sahin had earlier said four people had died and 43 were injured.

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