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At least ten people have died and 73 have been injured since a train derailed in northwestern Turkey, reported Turkish television, quoted by world agencies, according to the Ministry of Health. From Uzunköpru to Istanbul, there were 362 pbadengers and 6 employees
Five cars derailed near the village of Saranar in Chorlu County, Tekirdag District
The cause of the incident was landslide under the rails announced the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Administration and tsitirati communications by BTA. The train moved at a speed of about 160 km / h
At the present time there are no data on wounded Bulgarian citizens in the incident, bTV reported by the Bulgarian Consulate General in Edirne. Our compatriots did not go to the consulate to ask for help in the aftermath of the disaster.
The train did not leave Bulgaria announced the BDZ. The international train, which crosses the country towards Turkey, crosses the border around 2.30am. The railways have been informed of the incident by the Edirne train, but it is not yet known if the international composition will be stopped and how pbadengers will be transported
More than 100 ambulances and military helicopters were sent to .
The wounded are transported to Chorlu and Tekirdag hospitals. There are concerns about the possibility of more casualties, as many of the injured are in serious condition.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was informed of the situation by the ministers of Transport and Interior and expressed his condolences, according to the Anatolian Agency
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