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Romania: 2 train drivers die after train derails on a bridge

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AP Bucharest
Last Updated : Apr 08 2017 | 11:42 PM IST
Authorities say two train drivers have died in western Romania after their cargo train derailed on a bridge.
Romania's CFR railways said 14 of the train's 16 carriages overturned today afternoon and some of the carriages were hanging over the edge of a bridge.
Police spokesman Bogdan Nitu said railway traffic was blocked in the town of Petrosani near the Jiu Valley after the accident. He said the transportation ministry was investigating the cause of the accident.
A CFR statement said the initial cause was believed to be a defect with the train's brakes.

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First Published: Apr 08 2017 | 11:42 PM IST

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