UPDATE - Turkey: 4 killed, 43 injured in high-speed train crash

High-speed train crashes into engine traveling along same rails in capital Ankara en route to Konya, central Turkey

UPDATES DEATH TOLL AND INJURIES; NEW HEADLINE, DECK; MORE DETAILS AND ADDS GOVERNOR AS SOURCE

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - At least four people were killed and 43 injured when a high-speed train crashed into a pilot engine traveling along the same rails, said officials in Turkey's capital Ankara.

After the crash an overpass also collapsed onto some of the train cars, said Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin.

The train was en route to Konya in central Turkey.

Rescue work is still ongoing. Some of the injured were taken to hospital.

Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the crash.


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