Train crash leaves 49 dead and 600 injured - Buenos Aires

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Forty-nine people are killed and 600 injured after a train crashed this morning while pulling into Once Central Station, officials confirmed. A 7-year-old boy was among the first reported fatalities as he remained trapped inside one of the cabins.

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in Society, on the 22nd of February 2012

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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A rescue worker guides the helicopter to the ground.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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Rescue workers look at the damage of the Buenos Aires train crash.

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A helicopter lands in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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The train is closed after the horrific train crash.

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Rescue workers near the Buenos Aires train crash bring victims on stretchers to the hospital.

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A helicopter lands in Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

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A helicopter lands in Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

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Tags 49 killed, 600 injured, accident, Accident, buenos aires train crash, fatalities, Helicopter, public transportation, rescue workers, stretcher, train crash, Rescue, Road Accident, Train, Railways, Transport, Our world, Society

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Excellent images, well done!

Submitted by Peter Manning on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 23:12.

Excellent images, well done!

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Thanks ! In the right place

Submitted by Claudio Santisteban on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 22:11.

Thanks ! In the right place at the right time, just by chance...

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Stunning pictures Claudio.

Submitted by Juliette Atkinson on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:28.

Stunning pictures Claudio. Did you just happen to be close by when it happened ?

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Well done great coverage abd

Submitted by ossieike Ike on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:12.

Well done great coverage abd thanks for sharing so quickly

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Buena cobertura Claudio,

Submitted by Enrique Perez Huerta on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 20:46.

Buena cobertura Claudio, Felicidades por la portada de hoy en Demotix.

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