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The train went through a signal where it should have halted and slammed into another train that was stopped on the line.

One driver was killed. The injured included two rail personnel and at least five passengers, said Bilecik''s governor, Musa Colak.

The trains were travelling in opposite directions between Istanbul and the city of Eskisehir.

Turkey''s government has been working to improve the country''s rail system, which is beset by signalling malfunctions, ill-equipped trains, deteriorating tracks and a lack of barriers at road crossings.

In Turkey''s worst train accident in recent years, a newly inaugurated high-speed train from Istanbul to Ankara derailed in 2004, killing 37 people and injuring 95 others.