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/ 26 April 2005

Train crash: Rescuers fight against time

Rescuers on Tuesday pulled three survivors and more bodies from the wreckage of a Japanese train as the death toll rose to 76, with a new derailment raising fresh safety concerns following recent rail privatisation. With hundreds of residents watching, rescuers squeezed into flattened carriages in a last effort to find survivors.

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/ 25 April 2005

Many killed in train smash in Japan

At least 53 people were killed and more than 400 people injured on Monday when a commuter train derailed and smashed into an apartment building in western Japan, firefighters said. ”We have confirmed the deaths of 28 males and 25 women,” said a spokesperson for the fire department in Amagasaki.