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Train derails near Sydney kills seven rush hour commuters
A passenger train rammed off tracks near Waterfall, 2 miles south of Sydney, during the 7:30 a.m. rush. At least seven dead and 16 injured, with 16 more trapped as rescue teams search the wreckage in a ravine. The van carried about 70 people. the train traveled roughly 50 mph before derailing.
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