Five dead as train slams into bus near Tunis

At least five people were killed and more than 50 injured yesterday when a train slammed into a public bus before dawn near Tunis, the Tunisian interior ministry said.

The articulated bus was torn in two when it was struck on the tracks at around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) near Sidi Fathallah, about 10 kilometres (six miles) south of the Tunisian capital.

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The ministry said in a statement that five people, including a child, were killed and another 52 taken to hospital, many with serious injuries.

Among the injured were eight soldiers, said Mosaique FM radio station.

The bus belonged to the public transport service of the town of Nabeul, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Tunis.