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Railway accident in Vologda kills 1

Story Filed: Friday, February 25, 2000 5:49 AM EST

MOSCOW, February 25 (Itar-Tass) - A railway accident in the Vologda region on Friday killed one and wounded another person, a spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass.

A cargo train of 32 carriages for a yet unknown reason ran off the track and dragged down the locomotive of another cargo train coming from the opposite direction. The accident damaged 100 meters of rail.

Investigation and clean up operations were in progress.

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