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One Dead, 18 Injured in Venezuela Train Wreck
September 30, 2011

Rescue workers wait for the arrival of passengers involved in a train collision at the Charallave train station outside Caracas on Thursday. One person was killed and 30 injured on Thursday when two commuter trains collided in a tunnel outside Caracas. (Reuters Photo/Stringer) Rescue workers wait for the arrival of passengers involved in a train collision at the Charallave train station outside Caracas on Thursday. One person was killed and 30 injured on Thursday when two commuter trains collided in a tunnel outside Caracas. (Reuters Photo/Stringer)
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Caracas, Venezuela. One person was killed and 18 injured Thursday in a crash involving three trains outside the Venezuelan capital, officials said.

Transport Minister Francisco Garces told state television that a train leaving the capital suffered a mechanical failure and was hit from behind in the Valles del Tuy area.

The collision pushed one of the trains into another travelling in the opposite direction along an adjacent track.

One of the train drivers was killed, according to Deputy Justice Minister Nestor Reverol.

Garces initially said that 30 people had been injured, but later revised down the toll to 18.

The train link between Caracas and nearby areas was opened in 2006. Officials said the service would be suspended for cleanup operations.

Agence France-Presse