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| | Wednesday, 26 June, 2002, 01:26 GMT 02:26 UK In pictures: Tanzania rail tragedy More than 200 people were killed and hundreds injured near the Tanzanian city of Dodoma on Monday when a passenger train suffered a mechanical failure and rolled out of control down a hill before colliding with a goods train and derailing.  Many of the carriages flipped completely upside down  Debris littered the entire crash scene  The passengers' belongings were lined up by the crash site  While anxious relatives waited for news  Lists of the dead and injured were posted for families to check  Family members walked past lines of dead bodies searching for their loved ones  More than 200 coffins are needed to cope with the dead  Meanwhile the survivors are recovering in hospital | | See also:  25 Jun 02 | Africa 25 Jun 02 | Africa 25 Jun 02 | Africa 24 Jun 02 | Africa 08 Jan 02 | Business 07 Mar 02 | Country profiles Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Africa stories now: Links to more Africa stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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