Nine killed after landslide smashes into commuter train

A LANDSLIDE slammed into a small commuter train travelling through the Italian Alps killing at least nine people yesterday.

Tue, 13 Apr, 2010 - 01:00

More than 30 others were injured, many seriously, in the accident near Merano, a small town close to the Austrian border.

At least one carriage was destroyed, its windows shattered, and it was only prevented from plunging into the river Adige below when it rolled into trees.

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