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At least 22 people were injured Friday when a passenger train derailed in the Ulyanovsk region, about 900 km east of Moscow, regional authorities said, adding that there were no fatalities.Seven carriages of the train traveling from Chelyabinsk, in the Urals, to Moscow derailed in the accident, which occurred early Friday, according to regional governor Alexei Russkikh.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The derailment happened near the Briandino station, about 70 km from the city of Ulyanovsk, Russkikh said on Telegram, adding that he had gone to the scene.Images broadcast by the Russian television channel Vesti showed at least two carriages lying on their sides in thick fog. “According to initial reports, two passengers suffered fractures (...) and 20 others, including a child, sustained bruises,” wrote Alexei Teksler, governor of the Chelyabinsk region, on Telegram.He emphasized that there were “no fatalities.” An initial report had
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