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Driver arrested over Vietnam train derailment

Police have arrested the driver of a train that derailed on the weekend, killing 11 people in Vietnam. Bui Thai Son, 43, has been charged with violating railway regulations and disregarding the speed limit, leading to grave consequences. He has been remanded for four months by a court in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Son reportedly admitted his mistake, saying that after he noticed the high speed it was too late to apply the brakes. The train was reported to have been travelling at 69 kilometres per hour, nearly double the limit. Eight of the train's 13 carriages derailed and the track was blocked for a day. State-run Vietnam Television originally said 13 people had died. But two women, initially listed as dead, have since turned up among the survivors.

Agence France Presse - March 16, 2005