Bus and train collision kills at least 28 in Cuba
{{date|October 7, 2007}}
[[Image:Granma_Province_Location.png|250px|thumb|right|Location of Granma Province, Cuba.]]
State TV reports that a bus collided with a train in [[Cuba]] Saturday killing at least 28 people. Another 73 people were injured in the accident, including 15 in critical condition.

A statement read on state television said the collision occurred in the province of [[w:Granma_Province|Granma]].

[[w:Juventud_Rebelde_%28newspaper%29|Juventud Rebelde newspaper]] reports that the accident occurred at a railroad crossing in the very small town of Veguita in the [[w:Bayamo|Bayamo]] municipality.

The train was traveling from [[w:Santiago_de_Cuba_Province|Santiago]] to [[w:Manzanillo%2C_Cuba|Manzanillo]], when it collided with a bus that was traveling from [[w:Bayamo|Bayamo]] to [[w:Campechuela|Campechuela]].

The train hit the bus, dragged it across the tracks, and pushed it off a nearby bridge. The cause remains under investigation.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/10/07/cuba.train.accident.ap/index.html
|title=Bus in deadly collision with train in Cuba, state TV reports
|author=AP
|pub=CNN
|date=October 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1392229
|title=More than 20 dead in Cuba crash
|author=
|pub=New Zealand Television
|date=October 7, 2007}}

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[[Category:Cuba]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Transport]]
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[[es:Trágico choque entre tren y autobús en Cuba deja al menos 30 muertos]]
Location of Granma Province, Cuba.
State TV reports that a bus collided with a train in Cuba Saturday killing at least 28 people. Another 73 people were injured in the accident, including 15 in critical condition.

A statement read on state television said the collision occurred in the province of Granma.

Juventud Rebelde newspaper reports that the accident occurred at a railroad crossing in the very small town of Veguita in the Bayamo municipality.

The train was traveling from Santiago to Manzanillo, when it collided with a bus that was traveling from Bayamo to Campechuela.

The train hit the bus, dragged it across the tracks, and pushed it off a nearby bridge. The cause remains under investigation.
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