Russia crash: 'Three dead' in train crash near Moscow
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At least three people have died after a freight train hit a passenger train west of the Russian capital Moscow, Russian media say.
Several carriages were derailed in the crash, said to have occurred at 12:38 (08:38 GMT) near Bekasovo 1 station, 60km (37 miles) west of the capital.
Injured people were reportedly carried from the train as emergency services rushed to the scene.
The passenger train was on its way from Moscow to Chisinau in Moldova.
The three deaths were reported by both Ria-Novosti and Itar-Tass news agencies, without citing an official source.
According to Itar-Tass, several carriages on the freight train came off the rails, hitting the passenger train, on which up to three carriages were derailed as a result.
Traffic on the line - which also serves Kiev in Ukraine - was suspended as a result.
MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian Interior Ministry says four people have been killed and 15 others have been wounded in a train collision near Moscow.
The ministry said the accident happened on Tuesday when several cars of a cargo train derailed and hit a passenger train near Naro-Fominsk, a town 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Moscow.
The cause of the accident wasn't immediately clear.
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