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By Mohamad Misto, Burak Karacaoglu, Esref Musa
ANKARA (AA) – At least seven people were killed and 46 injured when a high-speed train crashed into a pilot engine traveling along the same rails, said officials in Turkey's capital Ankara.
According to the latest inspections carried out at the scene, seven people were killed including one mechanist, while 46 others were injured — three of them heavily wounded, said a statement by the Ankara governor's office.
After the crash a foot overpass also collapsed onto some of the train cars, it added.
The train was en route to Konya in central Turkey.
Rescue efforts are still ongoing, including the use of dogs.
Some of the injured were taken to hospital and ambulances are on standby.
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the crash.
