Rome, June 30: At least 13 people were killed when a freight train derailed and set off an explosion and fire in a small Italian town, officials said today.
More than 50 people were injured, many seriously, in the crash in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio shortly before midnight.
The rear of the train crashed into homes beside the railway station and a car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded, causing at least two buildings to collapse and setting fire to a vast area.
–Agencies