At least five killed in train crash near Moscow

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STORY: A passenger train on its way to Moldova collided with a freight train near Moscow on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 25, a spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry said.

Police said two of the passenger train's carriages had overturned.

The reason for the collision, near the town of Naro-Fominsk 55 km (34 miles) southwest of Moscow, was not immediately clear.

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