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Passengers get into a commuter train at Once train station as ...
Feb 23rd, 2012
(Reuters) - Passengers get into a commuter train at Once train station as train services resumed after a train crashed when its brakes failed at rush hour in Buenos Aires February 22, 2012. A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at Once train station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail accident in more than 30 years, officials said. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) -
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