25 Die, 100 Hurt as Cuba Trains Collide
From Reuters
HAVANA —
Two speeding passenger trains collided head-on about 100 miles east of Havana early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring 100, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported.
It said many passengers were trapped inside the wreckage.
Havana Radio said the accident occurred in the city of Colon when a train traveling to Havana from the town of Sancti Spiritus collided with a train going from Havana to Camaguey.
An investigation was under way to determine the cause of the accident.
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