Rescue workers are seen at the site of a commuter train crash in Castelar, some 30 kms west of Buenos Aires, on June 13, 2013.<\/p>\n
At least three people have been killed and more than 70 others injured after a train crashed near Argentina\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s capital, Buenos Aires, officials said.\n<\/p>\n
The incident took place at 7:30 a.m. local time Thursday, when a passenger train slammed into an empty stationary train near the Castelar stop, about 30 kilometers west of Buenos Aires.\n<\/p>\n
“At the moment we have information about three fatalities and at least 70 injured people, according to preliminary figures,” AFP quoted local official Carlos Grillo Carbo as saying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rescue workers and volunteers rushed to the scene to help the injured. Dozens of ambulances were also deployed to the site of the deadly crash.<\/p>\n
Nearby hospitals were on alert to deal with the casualties.\n<\/p>\n
“I heard a loud noise and everyone started falling down, and people were shocked and crying,” a passenger was quoted as saying.\n<\/p>\n
Rail workers trade union (UT) leader Ruben Sobrero said that the two-level train had been out of service for six months and was brought back to service shortly before the incident.\n<\/p>\n
In February 2012, some 51 people died and 700 others wounded in a train crash on the same line.\n<\/p>\n
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