Saturday, 28 November 2009* A passenger train running from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed Friday, causing 22 deaths and 54 injuries, state-run Russian television reported.
It was not clear how many of the casualties were fatalities in the incident.
Scores of people have been killed or injured in a train crash in Russia, reports say.
A major rescue effort was under way, as one official said 22 people had died and 55 were hurt.
Several carriages of the express train came off the tracks as it travelled from Moscow to St Petersburg, on one of Russia's busiest rail links.
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Saturday, 28 November 2009
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