Two dead after passenger train derails in Australia
WALLAN, Victoria, Australia (UPI) -- Two people were killed Thursday when a passenger train derailed in southeastern Australia, authorities said.  The Australian Country Fire Authority said a diesel locomotive and five passenger carriages of the Melbourne-to-Sydney train jumped the tracks about 30 miles north of Melbourne, near Wallan in Victoria state. Officials said the train was carrying 160 passengers. An emergency medical center was set up at a nearby restaurant and gas station to treat the injured. The tracks […]
