World in brief: June 20, 2024

CHILE: At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured today after a freight train crashed head-on with another on a test run just outside Santiago in a rare incident in the country.
Police said they were investigating to determine the cause of the collision and had detained the driver of the test train and a railway operator for interrogation on charges of reckless manslaughter.
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