Slovakia train-bus crash: Seven dead after collision in Nove Zamky

All seven victims on the bus were burnt beyond recognition in the subsequent fire, officials say.

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The Slovak ambulance service said all those who died had been travelling on the bus.

They had been badly burnt in the subsequent fire and it was proving difficult to identify their remains, said Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok.

Thursday's accident happened near the town of Nove Zamky, about 80km (50 miles) east of the capital Bratislava, just after 17:00 local time (16:00 BST).

About 200 people were on the train and nine on the bus at the time of the collision, officials said.

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