Two dead as high-speed train derails

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A high-speed train derailed between the Italian cities of Milan and Bologna, killing two people and leaving 30 others wounded.

The crew compartment and at least two other carriages overturned near the town of Lodi in the early hours of Thursday, Italian rail operator "Rete Ferroviaria Italiana" said.

The cause of the accident remains unclear.

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