Two killed as Chilean train on test run collides with cargo train


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  • Thursday, 20 Jun 2024

A view shows the site of a train collision in San Bernardo, Chile, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on June 20, 2024. Miguel Araya Lobos via Facebook/via REUTERS

(Reuters) -Two people were killed and nine injured on Thursday when a train undergoing a test run by Chile's state railway company (EFE) collided with a cargo train operated by private rail firm Fepasa, EFE said in a statement.

The incident happened in the San Bernardo area shortly after midnight when an EFE train, performing a test run, collided with a stationary Fepasa train carrying approximately 1,346 metric tons of copper.

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