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Madrid metro train derails, none hurt

Tue May 12, 2009 4:51am EDT
(Adds confirmation, none hurt)

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - An underground train in the Spanish capital Madrid came off the tracks on Tuesday but did not cause any injuries or deaths, a spokesman for emergency services Samur said.

The cause of the derailment on Metro's Line Six was unknown. A spokesman for the Metro confirmed there had been an incident but said he had no more details.

"There are no injuries or deaths. We'll see if any bruises show up later," the emergency services spokesman said. (Reporting by Inmaculada Sanz, Paul Day and Blanca Rodriguez; writing by Tracy Rucinski and Jason Webb)


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