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2 killed, dozens injured as tram derails in Milan

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An initial investigation suggests the driver had not activated a track switch, resulting in the tram derailing and smashing into a building.

MILAN: A tram derailed and smashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others, police told AFP.

One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed and the second victim was a passenger, the city’s mayor Giuseppe Sala told reporters at the scene.

Firemen wrapped shocked passengers in emergency blankets while ambulances took the more seriously injured to hospital.

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