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Hungary (AP) — A train derailed and overturned after striking a vehicle in southern Hungary early Tuesday
leaving five people dead and others injured
Police said a flatbed truck carrying workers drove onto the train tracks and was struck by a train
which derailed from the force of the collision
Seven men were traveling in the truck at the time of the collision
according to Hungarian state news agency MTI
Five of them were killed and two others taken to hospital with serious head and limb injuries
Hungarian state railways indicated that all those killed had been traveling in the truck
It said that 22 people were on the train at the time of the collision
Two passengers were seriously hurt and eight others suffered mild injuries
Ten ambulances and a helicopter were dispatched to the scene
according to a spokesperson for the National Ambulance Service
The Csongrad-Csanad county police said they had closed the entire width of the road during the on-site inspection and rescue
Traffic was diverted to surrounding streets
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