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12 hurt as train hits buffer at Swiss station: police
GENEVA, Feb 3, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A dozen people were injured in the central
Swiss city of Luzern Monday, when a train sped into the station and slammed
into a buffer, police said.
No one was seriously wounded in the accident, but 12 passengers on the
train suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, regional Luzern
police said.
It remained unclear why the driver of the train, travelling from Zurich,
had failed to slow down when entering the Luzern station — its final
destination — at around 10.00 am (0900 GMT), police said.
“The train was going too fast and couldn’t stop,” police spokesman
Christian Bertschi told AFP, adding that an investigation had been opened
into the incident.
BSS/AFP/RY/1730 hrs