Argentine train wreck kills 3, injures hundreds

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A speeding commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in suburban Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and injuring more than 300 on a line that has been under government control since a deadly crash last year.

The state-run train agency dismissed possible brake failure as a cause and suggested that the conductor was at fault.

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