Buenos Aires: Around 350 people have been injured after a packed train derailed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Around a dozen ambulances were sent to the accident in the west of the Argentine capital to treat those hurt, said Alberto Crescenti, a senior city official.
Transportation Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi gave the toll and said many of the passengers were badly injured, including some with multiple fractures and abrasions, adding that “there could be fatalities” among the casualties.
He added that there were an unknown number of commuters still trapped in the wreckage of the train.
“The train was full and the impact was tremendous,” a passenger identified only as Ezequiel told local television, stating that medics at the scene were overwhelmed.
Local television pictures showed a trapped train driver and several people being carried away from the scene on stretchers.
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