A general view shows the site of train derailment at Sidi Bouknadel near the Moroccan capital Rabat, Morocco October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed ElJechtimi

SIDI BOUKNADEL, Morocco (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and about 80 injured when a train was derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday morning, a medical source said.

At least one wagon overturned in the incident near Sidi Bouknadel, a town 10 km (six miles) north of Rabat, on a coastal line connecting the city of Kenitra to the commercial hub of Casablanca.

“I heard the very loud sound of the accident and rushed to the site, where I saw people screaming in fear and pain, while others were jumping out of the train windows,” a witness told Reuters.

Many of the injured were taken to the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, near Rabat.

“Some people lost their arms and legs in the accident,” the medical source there said. Relatives of the victims wept at the hospital.

Some cases were treated at the Mohammed V military hospital in Rabat, state news agency MAP reported.

National railway operator ONCF said investigations into the cause of the crash were under way.

The royal court said King Mohammed VI would pay the funeral and burial expenses of the deceased.</s>At least six people have died and dozens more were injured when a train derailed in Morocco</s>RABAT, Morocco — A Moroccan official says at least six people have been killed and dozens are injured in a passenger train derailment.

Abdellatif Soudou, deputy mayor of the city of Sale, said rescue workers are searching for passengers who may still be trapped in the wreckage.

The train jumped the tracks in Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Sale in the northwestern part of the country.

Morocco's railways company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</s>A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast has derailed, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said.

A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast has derailed, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said.

Seven killed as shuttle train derails in Morocco

The provisional death toll of seven came from the MAP news agency, which cited a regional health official.

Seven people were seriously hurt, according to the same report, and were at a military hospital in Rabat.

The shuttle train linking Rabat to the town of Kenitra derailed about halfway between the two, in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, near the city of Sale.

Sale deputy mayor Abdellatif Soudou said rescue workers were searching for passengers who might be trapped in the twisted wreckage of the train.

Dozens were injured in the derailment, Mr Soudou said.

The Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, offered to pay the costs of the victims’ funerals out of his own pocket, MAP reported.</s>RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said.

The provisional death toll of seven came from the MAP news agency, which cited a regional health official.

MAP also reported, based on information from an unnamed source at the military hospital in Rabat where the injured were being treated, that seven people were seriously hurt.

The shuttle train linking Rabat to the town of Kenitra derailed about halfway between the two, in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, near the city of Sale.

Sale Deputy Mayor Abdellatif Soudou said rescue workers were searching for passengers who might be trapped in the twisted wreckage of the train. Dozens were injured in the derailment, Soudou said.

The Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, offered to pay the costs of the victims’ funerals out of his own pocket, MAP reported.

Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.</s>A Moroccan official says at least six people have been killed and dozens are injured in a passenger train derailment.

Abdellatif Soudou, deputy mayor of the city of Sale, said rescue workers are searching for passengers who may still be trapped in the wreckage.

The train jumped the tracks in Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Sale in the northwestern part of the country.

Morocco's railways company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

* Sign up to News24's top Africa news in your inbox: SUBSCRIBE TO THE HELLO AFRICA NEWSLETTER</s>At least 6 persons have been killed and 80 injured in a train cash in Morocco. The crash occurred on Tuesday, Oct. the 16th

 According to officials, the train derailed at Rabat, near Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Rabat, the Moroccan capital.

Rabat is the busy coastal line connecting the capital to the commercial hub in Casablanca

The cause of the accident is still unknown.</s>Multiple people have been killed and dozens injured after a train derailed in Morocco.

The accident happened in Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Rabat, the capital.

Four people are believed to have died and estimates say up to 90 have been injured.

The train conductor is seriously hurt and some of the passengers have lost limbs, eyewitnesses told Morocco World News.

Local websites had earlier said two trains collided but the official said one train had derailed.

Dramatic images show people crowded around outside the train which appears to be on its side, with bits of debris strewn across the tracks.

Videos of the incident began circulating on social media from around 10.30am, reports said.

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We're also on Facebook /dailymirror - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Mirror Online.</s>RABAT, Morocco — A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said.

The provisional death toll of seven came from the MAP news agency, which cited a regional health official.

MAP also reported, based on information from an unnamed source at the military hospital in Rabat where the injured were being treated, that seven people were seriously hurt.

The shuttle train linking Rabat to the town of Kenitra derailed about halfway between the two, in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, near the city of Sale.

Sale Deputy Mayor Abdellatif Soudou said rescue workers were searching for passengers who might be trapped in the twisted wreckage of the train. Dozens were injured in the derailment, Soudou said.

The Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, offered to pay the costs of the victims’ funerals out of his own pocket, MAP reported.</s>RABAT, Morocco — At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after a shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, authorities at the accident site said.

The train derailed about halfway between Rabat and the town of Kenitra, near the city of Sale. Tangled in the wreckage were doors and seats that had been gouged out of place, while passengers’ belongings and glass from broken windows littered the accident site.

Emergency workers rushed people to hospitals in Rabat, Sale and Kenitra while rescue teams searched for more victims with the help of cadaver dogs. Military personnel guarded the site as railway workers and authorities started to investigate why the train jumped its tracks.

Local residents were the first to reach the scene in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, helping injured or trapped survivors out of mangled train cars and covering the bodies of the dead. They reported the accident happened at around 9:30 a.m.

“We heard a gigantic explosion. The earth shook and the sound was unbearable,” Mourad El Kbiri, who owns a cafe near where the train detailed, told The Associated Press. “I rushed to see what happened. It was horrific. Disfigured bodies all over the place, blood and body pieces.”

The Center for Blood Immunization declared a state of emergency and dispatched blood collection vehicles to Rabat, Kenitra, Sale and Sidi Bouknadel to receive donors.

The general director of state-owned railway company ONCF, Mohamed Rabie Khlie, and Morocco’s interior and transport ministers visited the accident site briefly, but refused to comment.

The Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, offered to pay the costs of victims’ funerals out of his own pocket, state news agency MAP reported.
At least seven people are killed and more than 80 others injured after a train derails in Bouknadel, Morocco.