Argentina bus and trains crash kills seven

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More than 160 people, including children, injured as train hits bus on level crossing in suburb of Buenos Aires At least seven people were killed in a rush-hour crash involving two passenger trains and a bus in Argentina on Tuesday, authorities said. Police said 162 people were injured, many seriously, and were being treated at hospitals around Buenos Aires after the bus driver drove through barriers at a crossing in an attempt to beat the trains and get across the tracks. Argentina’s transport secretary, JP Schiavi, said the bus driver was among those killed. The vehicle was hit by an oncoming train as it attempted to cross the tracks and was crushed into a nearby platform. The train was shunted off the tracks, hitting another as it prepared to leave the station in the opposite direction. The force of the arriving train reduced the bus to a fraction of its width. Helicopters helped carry the injured to at least seven hospitals. Schiavi said children were among those injured in the accident, which happened at 6.15am (9.15am GMT) next to Flores station, where many parents use public transport to take their children to school. The transport secretary said the barriers at the crossing appeared to be functioning normally, but reporters at the scene said some witnesses had reported that one had descended only part of the way down, leaving room for the bus to try to drive across the tracks despite warning bells. Schiavi said investigators were studying videotape of the accident to determine exactly what happened. Argentina Rail transport guardian.co.uk

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