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20 killed in Cape Town train smash(Xinhua)Updated: 2006-11-13 16:41 CAPE TOWN - At least 20 people were killed near Cape Town when a train collided with a truck carrying farm workers at a railway crossing on Monday morning. All those killed were farm workers on the back of the truck, said Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha. He said another three patients were in a critical condition, while three were described as being in a serious condition. Another two people suffered minor injuries. It was not immediately known if the train driver was among the injured, according to a report by South African Press Association. The truck was crossing the tracks when the accident happened shortly before 8 a.m. at the Faure rail crossing near Somerset West.
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