Greek trains crash
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ATHENS, Nov. 1
Two persons were killed and 11 injured today when the Thessaloniki-Athens express collided with a freight train in northern Greece, first reports from rescue workers said.
Today’s crash was the sixth serious railway accident around the world in the last three days. The others were in Chicago, East Germany, Northern Mozambique, Switzerland, and Turkey. They claimed a total of 113 lives, including 44 in Chicago and 30 in yesterday's Turkish crash.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33063, 2 November 1972, Page 15
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