At least 8 dead as two trains collide near Rio

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 30: At least eight people were killed and 40 injured today when two suburban trains collided on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, officials said.

More than 100 rescue workers were helping people from the wreckage, said a spokeswoman for the mayor's office of Nova Iguacu, a suburb of Rio.

Dozens of ambulances were at the crash site.

A fire brigade spokesman said two of the dead were train crewmen.

GloboNews television showed footage of the wreckage with at least one carriage lying on its side and rescue workers trying to take people out.

An official with the Supervia train company estimated around 800 people were on one of the trains involved in the crash.

Reuters
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