Monday, July 29, 2013

Swiss Train Crash first showed 33 injured, now 44. What's going on?

Adding our own commentary to this story... it seems kind of odd that the two first numbers reported on this crash are 33 and 44 injuries. Are they trying to say something?  

A rescue worker stands near two Swiss regional trains after a head-on collision near Granges-Pres-Marnand near Payerne in western Switzerland July 29, 2013.(Reuters / Denis Balibouse)

Two passenger trains collided in Switzerland early Monday evening, leaving 44 wounded, four of whom are in serious condition. One person is still missing.

"As our train arrived at the station, another train collided into us - it was very violent," one passenger, who had been on board one of the mangled trains, told local paper Geneva Tribune. Police sources confirmed to AP that 44 have been injured, with one yet to be recovered from the wreckage. 

Local media reports suggest that it is one of the drivers who needs to be located. 

The accident occurred in the municipality of Granges-Marnard, near the city of Lausanne, in the western French-speaking region of the country. The trains crashed 100-200 meters away from a rail station, as one headed towards Lausanne, according to local commuter newspaper 20 Minutes. 

"Many passengers were injured and were taken care of by rescue services," one witness said. 


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