Italy Train Crash Toll

The death toll from a high speed train crash in southern Italy rose to 27 today after rescuers worked through the night to try to extract bodies from the tangled wreckage and continued their search in the morning.

At least 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy on Tuesday, a regional official told reporters.

The death toll from a high speed train crash in southern Italy rose to 27 today after rescuers worked through the night to try to extract bodies from the tangled wreckage and continued their search in the morning.

At least 20 people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy on Tuesday, a regional official told reporters.