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Train derails in northern Italy, one injured

Published: 19 Aug 2020 - 03:08 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:28 am
Rescue workers work at the scene where a train derailed near Carnate, Italy August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Rescue workers work at the scene where a train derailed near Carnate, Italy August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Reuters

ROME: A local train derailed on Wednesday in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, injuring the driver, the fire brigade said.

The line, operated by rail company Trenord, connects Milan and the lake of Como, and crosses a rich and industrial area known as Brianza, northeast of Italy's financial capital.

The accident left four to seven carriages derailed close to the station of the small town of Carnate, a spokesperson for the fire brigade said.