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Article: 31 Die in Kenya Train Crash
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- March 24, 1999
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RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-24-1999
31 Die in Kenya Train Crash
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A passenger train in Kenya derailed early today, killing at least 31 people, the Defense Department said.
Five non-African foreigners were among those killed in the accident on the edge of Tsavo National Park, 155 miles southeast of Nairobi, according to the Defense Department. Their nationalities were not immediately available.
The Kenyan armed forces flew some of the injured to Nairobi for treatment, Defense Department spokesman Nicholas Simani said.
Michael Greenwood, 59, of Florida said he was traveling in the last car of the train, which was not damaged. ``All the doors were ...