Tag: Train

Czech Bullet Train Collides With Engine, 1 Dead, 5 Injured

PRAGUE—A bullet train collided with an engine in a train station in northeastern Czech Republic Monday, killing one person and injuring five. Czech Railways said the accident took place early in the morning in the town of Bohumin, shortly after the departure of the Pendolino train for Prague. The driver of the bullet train was…


Woman Dozes Off on Train Tracks, Escapes Injury as Train Screeches to Halt

A Prince Albert, Sask., woman has narrowly escaped serious injury after falling asleep between a set of train tracks. Deputy Fire Chief Alex Paul said it was a matter of inches between the bottom of the train engine and the woman as the train came screeching to a stop on top of her Thursday morning….


Spain: 22 Injured as Engine Collides With Passenger Train

MADRID—Officials said Monday that 22 people were hospitalized after a regional passenger train and a locomotive collided head-on in northeastern Spain. The regional government of northeast Catalonia said five of the 22 were in serious condition. The collision occurred late Sunday near the town of Vila-seca, south of Barcelona. There were 75 passengers on the…


New South Wales Government Commits to $1B Fast-Rail Plan

The New South Wales government has backed a A$1 billion (US$708 million) rail upgrade between Sydney and the Central Coast that could pave the way for faster train services. The state will work with the federal government on the upgrade, with A$500 million (US$354 million) to be set aside in June 21’s state budget, Premier…


Australia’ Most Populous State Commits to $1 Billion Fast-Rail Plan

The New South Wales government in Australia has backed a $1 billion (US$708 million) rail upgrade between Sydney and the Central Coast that could pave the way for faster train services. The state will work with the federal government on the upgrade, with $500 million (US$354 million) to be set aside in June 21’s state…


Train Derailment in East Iran Kills at Least 21, Injures 47

TEHRAN, Iran—A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and derailed nearly half its cars before dawn Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring another 47, officials said. The train derailment near the desert city of Tabas was the latest disaster to strike the Islamic Republic in recent weeks as Tehran struggles…


Train Derailment in East Iran Kills at Least 21, Injures 87

TEHRAN, Iran—A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 87, officials said. The train derailment near the desert city of Tabas was the latest disaster to strike the Islamic Republic in recent weeks as Tehran struggles…


Fifth Person Found Dead After German Train Derailment

BERLIN—Emergency workers found another body under the rubble of a train that derailed in southern Germany on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, police said on Saturday. Another 44 people were hurt in the derailment, with some suffering from serious injuries, local police said in a tweet. After several failed attempts, cranes…


4 Killed, 30 Injured After Train Derails in Southern Germany: Police

BERLIN—Four people were killed and 30 injured when a busy regional train derailed near a popular ski resort and hiking destination in southern Germany on Friday, police said. Fifteen of the injured were receiving hospital treatment, a police spokesperson said, adding that 60 people had been on board at the time of the crash, which…


3 Dead After SUV Crashes Into Pennsylvania Train Station

A speeding sport utility vehicle smashed into a commuter rail station early Tuesday, killing the driver and two pedestrians and injuring a third person, police said. The SUV driver went out of control on a bend in the roadway and traveled diagonally across an intersection before jumping a curb and slammed into a turnstile and…