Sixty dead or missing after Lac-Megantic train blast

July 10, 2013 21:45

Sixty people are now thought to be dead or missing after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and blew up in Quebec, Canadian police say.

Fifty people were previously known to be dead or missing after the weekend's blast in Lac-Megantic.

There are 15 unidentified bodies.Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into what happened, but they have ruled out terrorism.The chief executive of the train's US owner is later due to visit the town.

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