Several passengers injured as trains collide in England
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[LONDON] Several passengers were injured after two trains collided in southern England on Sunday, official sources said.
Local media talked of around a dozen walking wounded.
"We are currently at the scene of the train accident, involving two trains between Andover and Salisbury," local police tweeted.
A spokesperson for the national Network Rail company said the last carriage of one of the trains was derailed after hitting an object as it exited a tunnel near Salisbury station, before being rear-ended by the second train.
The accident happened around 7 pm (1900 GMT), involving a train from London's Waterloo Station and a Bristol train.
"There are reports of injuries and the emergency services are on site along with railway first responders," the spokesperson said. Transport police reported that a centre had been opened to receive the injured.
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