At least 17 people have been killed and 70 others injured when
a train and a lorry collided southwest of the Tunisian capital, according to
the transport and interior ministries.
CCTV and Al Jazeera report most of the dead were
passengers on the train, which derailed, the transport ministry said. Both
drivers were also killed.
The accident happened at
El Fahes, some 60km from Tunis, at around 6:30am (05:30 GMT) in the midst of
the morning rush hour.
Interior Ministry
Spokesman Mohammed Ali Aroui said that the train was heading to Tunis and that
ambulances were sent from neighboring cities to El Fahes to transport the
injured to hospitals.
"The
death toll could rise," Transport Minister Mahmoud Ben Romdhane told
Mosaique FM radio.
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