Train-bus collision in Cuba kills 28
(Adds details of crash)
HAVANA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A train slammed into a bus in southeastern Cuba on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring 73 others in one of the deadliest such crashes in years, Cuban state television reported.
Railway sources told Reuters that the train dragged the bus until it fell over a bridge.
The train traveling from Cuba's second city Santiago to Manzanillo collided with the bus at a level crossing in Yara, in Granma province about 500 miles (800 km) southeast of Havana.
At least 15 people were in critical condition in nearby hospitals, according to a government statement read on the nightly newscast, which showed images of a derailed train.
Authorities were investigating what might have caused the daylight accident, it said.
Level crossings in rural Cuba often have no signs. Scarce buses are crowded and Cubans frequently travel long distances in the back of trucks.
Saturday's collision was the worst road accident in Cuba since a truck overturned in June in eastern Cuba, killing 11 people and injuring 50.
HAVANA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A train slammed into a bus in southeastern Cuba on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring 73 others in one of the deadliest such crashes in years, Cuban state television reported.
Railway sources told Reuters that the train dragged the bus until it fell over a bridge.
The train traveling from Cuba's second city Santiago to Manzanillo collided with the bus at a level crossing in Yara, in Granma province about 500 miles (800 km) southeast of Havana.
At least 15 people were in critical condition in nearby hospitals, according to a government statement read on the nightly newscast, which showed images of a derailed train.
Authorities were investigating what might have caused the daylight accident, it said.
Level crossings in rural Cuba often have no signs. Scarce buses are crowded and Cubans frequently travel long distances in the back of trucks.
Saturday's collision was the worst road accident in Cuba since a truck overturned in June in eastern Cuba, killing 11 people and injuring 50.
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