Two workers died and several others were injured on Thursday when a train ran into them while they were doing maintainance work on tracks in southern Slovenia, officials said.
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The accident occurred in the Postojna municipality, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of the capital Ljubljana, the country’s disaster and rescue agency said in a statement.

Two died and two others were injured, according to the agency, while local media put the number of seriously injured at four, citing police.
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AFP could not immediately reach police officials for further details.

Deadly train accidents are rare in Slovenia.
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