Pair hurt after runaway driverless freight train derailed in Tasmania

TasRail freight train carrying cement was travelling 50km/h when it left tracks

Authorities purposely derailed a driverless runaway train as it neared the heart of Devonport, sending debris flying that injured two people.

The train was loaded with tonnes of cement and travelling at about 50km/h when multiple carriages left the tracks on the north Tasmanian city’s waterfront just after 9am on Friday.

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