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The number of people reported missing after the deadly train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, has risen to 45, Quebec provincial police Capt. Michel Forget said today. He cautioned that the number fluctuates often and he urged people who filed missing-person reports to update authorities if they find the person they reported.

The runaway train plowed into the town over the weekend. Seventy-two tanker cars full of crude oil exploded, unleashing an inferno that killed at least 15 people. Some people likely were vaporized by the intense blaze, officials have said. The cause of the disaster is under investigation and the center of the town is now a crime scene. Ref. CNN

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'Seven killed' in France train crash

At least seven people have been killed in the derailment of an intercity train at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, the interior minister says. Ref. BBC

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A train crash in northwestern Spain killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more, a senior aide to Spain's prime minister told CNN.

Images of the scene showed at least one train car snapped in two and another one of the train's cars on fire.

The high-speed train had more than 200 passengers aboard and was traveling from Madrid to the town of Ferrol in northwest Spain, the spokesman said. Ref. CNN

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Death Toll At 77

A high-speed train that derailed on a curve in northwestern Spain has now killed at least 77 passengers and injured 141 others, according to reports, in what is one of the nation's worst train accidents in decades. Unconfirmed Spanish media reports said the train may have been traveling at more than twice the speed limit. Ref. CNN

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Two trains collided on the city's blue line in Forest Park, Ill., injuring about four dozen people. Ref. USAToday

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Train collides with two vehicles in Sorrento Valley

SAN DIEGO — A northbound Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer rig and another vehicle at a railroad crossing in Sorrento Valley Thursday afternoon, San Diego police and fire officials said. Two ... Ref. Source 1

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Metro train derails in New York City

A Metro-North passenger train has derailed in New York City, and a number of injuries are reported Ref. BBC

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At least four people are dead and more than 60 injured after an early-morning Metro-North commuter rail train derailed in the Bronx, emergency officials confirmed to USA TODAY.