Publish Date: 15 January 2024 - 23:00

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A train driver died and five passengers were landed in hospital with injuries after a commuter train crashed into a truck in southwestern Sweden on Monday.

The accident happened after a truck got stuck in snow at a railway crossing near Uddevalla, a town in the southwest.

According to witnesses, the truck driver had tried to signal the train driver before the vehicle was struck at high speed, Swedish Police said in a press release, Xinhua reported.

The train then pushed the truck along the track for 100 to 200 meters before coming to a halt, Swedish Television (SVT) reported from the scene.

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