36 killed in Turkish rail 災害

Last updated at 09:29 23 July 2004


An 表明する train derailed in Turkey last night, 殺人,大当り 36 people.

Around 230 乗客s were on the new high-速度(を上げる) service from Istanbul to Ankara, 開始する,打ち上げるd last month, when four carriages overturned 中途の through the 旅行. Around 70 people were 負傷させるd in the 事故 近づく Pamukova in Sakarya 州.

初期の 報告(する)/憶測s said a mechanical fault was 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うd as the 原因(となる). However, 破壊行為 had not been 支配するd out.

The high-速度(を上げる) service began on June 4 まっただ中に 論争, with critics 説 that the 跡をつけるs were old and could not withstand the new trains.

CNN Turk television 引用するd 輸送(する) 公式の/役人s as 説 the train was probably travelling at いっそう少なく than 50 mph at the time.

A 証言,証人/目撃する said: 'The scene is one of 大虐殺, with people lying all over the place.'

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