25 dead as Italy commuter trains crash

Twenty-five people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy.

The force of the impact crumpled carriages and sent debris flying into an olive grove that flanked the single stretch of track in countryside between the towns of Corato and Andria.

“Unfortunately the death toll has risen to 25,” said Giuseppe Corrado, the deputy head of the local province. He appealed for blood donors to go to local hospitals.