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Two Trains Crash at North of Sydney

A passenger train smashed into a derailed coal train north of Sydney early Friday with nine people including a woman being hospitalized.

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A passenger train smashed into a derailed coal train north of Sydney early Friday with nine people including a woman being hospitalized.

The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. when the passenger train hit the coal train at Hexham, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Sydney, said a spokeswoman for train company City Rail.

According to New South Wales state Ambulance office, 30 people were checked by ambulance staff, nine of whom were taken to a hospital. One woman had suspected spinal injuries and the eight others had minor cuts and abrasions.

Police started an investigation into the cause of the accident.

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