40 Killed, 60 Hurt as Trains Collide Head-On
From Times Wire Reports
A crowded passenger train and a freight train collided head-on and burst into flames in northwestern Zimbabwe, killing 40 people and injuring about 60.
Transport Minister Witness Mangwende blamed the crash on human error, saying a signal mistake sent the trains hurtling toward each other on the same track near Dete, 93 miles southeast of Victoria Falls.
The signals on the remote stretch of rail line had been reported faulty since November, according to state television.
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