(Reuters) - Two people died and 18 were injured when a regional train crashed into a truck in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, emergency services said on Thursday.
The five-carriage train smashed into the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) late Wednesday after the truck had broken through a level crossing and got stuck on the tracks between the towns of Rodallo and Caluso, Italy's state train company said.
The drivers of both the train and a vehicle accompanying the HGV, which was carrying an exceptional load, were killed.
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The local train connects the regional capital of Turin with the northern city of Ivrea.
It was the latest in a series of deadly accidents on Italy's rail network.
Italian police officers inspect the place where a train plowed into a truck last night in Caluso near Turin, Italy, May 24, 2018.
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In January three people were killed when a train derailed along a busy commuter route near Milan. In 2016, 23 people died when two trains collided in the southern region of Puglia.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti; Editing by Crispian Balmer)