Sardinia train crash kills Briton, two Italians

CAGLIARI, Italy, Jun 15 (Reuters) Two trains collided on the island of Sardinia today, killing a British tourist and two Italians, police said.

Police identified the tourist as a Swiss-born woman of about 30 with a British passport. Her British boyfriend was hurt in the crash and had been taken to a local hospital.

The other two dead were a local commuter and the driver of one of the trains, while the other driver was badly injured.

The fire brigade said the crash occurred at 7.35 a.m. (1105 hrs IST) between the towns of Bortigali and Birori in the central province of Nuoro.

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