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The Northerner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-20-11 01:24 PM
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More than 20 injured after train strikes car in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — An east German regional train struck a car and derailed on Tuesday, injuring more than 20 people, officials said.

The car had been hit by another vehicle and pushed onto the tracks in Lauterbach, between Leipzig and Chemnitz, federal police spokesman Torsten Henkel said.

The driver of the car managed to get out before the accident, Henkel said.

He said three of the train cars derailed and one tipped over on its side.

Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/7768522-418/more-than-20-injured-after-train-strikes-car-in-germany.html
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