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Latest deadly US train smash prompts call for national rail safety focus

Train crash between an Amtrak train (R) and a CSX freight train (L) in South Carolina
Train crash between an Amtrak train (R) and a CSX freight train (L) in South Carolina Source: AAP

A US passenger train was travelling on the wrong track when it slammed into a freight train, killing two railway workers and injuring more than 100 people.


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By Rosemary Bolger

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A US passenger train was travelling on the wrong track when it slammed into a freight train, killing two railway workers and injuring more than 100 people.



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