At least seven people killed in train derailment in Morocco
A train derailed in Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Rabat, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 80 others.
A general view shows the site of train derailment at Sidi Bouknadel near the Moroccan capital Rabat, Morocco on October 16, 2018.
At least seven people were killed and about 80 injured when a train was derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday morning, a medical source said.
The train derailed near Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Rabat, on the busy coastal line connecting the capital to the commercial hub of Casablanca.
Aid workers gather at the site of train derailment at Sidi Bouknadel near the Moroccan capital Rabat, Morocco on October 16, 2018
State news agency MAP said a train had derailed near the town on the Rabat Kenitra line but did not give any details.
There was no immediate statement from the state-owned railway firm ONCF.
Earlier local news outlets reported that two trains had collided but then published images showing a train derailed near some residential buildings.
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