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15/06/2007
British woman killed in Italian train crash
A British woman is believed to be one of three people killed in a train crash on the Italian island of Sardinia, it has been reported.
According to reports, 27-year-old Elizabeth Beever, who is originally from the Oxford area, and two Italians - Cosimo Serra, 45, the driver of the train and Bachisio Arca, 53, a commuter - were killed when two trains collided in the central province of Nuoro.
Seven people have been injured in the crash, which is believed to have occurred shortly after 7:30am local time.
It is understood that one person is in a critical condition.
Ms Beever is understood to have been travelling with a 48-year-old Canadian man who was taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries.
(KMcA/JM)
According to reports, 27-year-old Elizabeth Beever, who is originally from the Oxford area, and two Italians - Cosimo Serra, 45, the driver of the train and Bachisio Arca, 53, a commuter - were killed when two trains collided in the central province of Nuoro.
Seven people have been injured in the crash, which is believed to have occurred shortly after 7:30am local time.
It is understood that one person is in a critical condition.
Ms Beever is understood to have been travelling with a 48-year-old Canadian man who was taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries.
(KMcA/JM)
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