Havana, Cuba - Republic of
AUTHORITIES STAND BY THE SITE OF A TRAIN DERAILMENT.
Authorities stand by the site of a train derailment outside the town of
Coliseo, 32 miles (50 km) east of the port city of Matanzas, December
11, 2002. A crowded passenger train derailed and overturned in central
Cuba, killing 14 people and injuring 74 others, six of them seriously,
and closing the country's main railway line, officials said on
Wednesday. The engine of train No. 11 heading from Havana to eastern
Cuba jumped the rails and crashed on Tuesday night, pulling five
passenger cars and a freight wagon over on their right side, witnesses
said. REUTERS/Rafael Perez
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