Nine dead in Tajikistan train collision

A government official reveals a train smashes into a passenger bus in Dushanbe, killing nine people and leaving three seriously injured.

A train smashed into a passenger bus in the Tajik capital, killing nine people and leaving three seriously injured, an interior ministry official has told AFP.

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"The driver of the bus was attempting to quickly get over a level-crossing, when the diesel locomotive was only a few metres (yards) away," he said.

The crash on Monday appeared to be the fault of the bus driver, he added.

The accident occurred in the south-west of Dushanbe, according to traffic police.