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Landslide caused deadly train crash in Biberach, German police say

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Train collides with elephants in Sri Lanka, causing derailment and animal fatalities

A train derailed in Sri Lanka after colliding with a herd of elephants, killing six of them. No passengers were injured, while two elephants are being treated.

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Greeks demand answers two years after Tempi rail crash

The crash happened just before midnight on 28 February, 2023, when a freight train and a passenger train crashed head-on on the line linking Athens with Thessaloniki.

Norway

Four injured after derailed tram crashes into a shop in central Oslo

Police said everyone was treated at the scene, but no one had serious injuries. The four-story building was later evacuated to check for structural damage.

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WATCH: Prague train accident leaves 25 injured

A collision between a high-speed RegioJet passenger train and a stationary freight train in Prague left 25 people with minor injuries on Wednesday.

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Egypt

Three killed after passenger trains in Egypt collide

Train derailments and crashes are common in Egypt, where an aging railway system has also been plagued by mismanagement.

Russia

Scores injured and 16 hospitalised after train derails in Russia

Eight carriages were derailed after the train collided with a truck in the southwestern Volgograd region.

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Passenger video reveals minutes after Slovakian train crash

Passenger Katarína Molnárová's video captures the aftermath of a train crash in Nové Zámky, Slovakia.

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Train collides with bus in Slovakia, killing at least five people

The train was travelling from Prague to Budapest and was transporting about 100 passengers. At least five people were reported injured.

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Fatal train collision near Santiago, Chile

At least two people died and nine were injured in a head-on collision between two trains near Santiago.

World News

Trains collide in Czech Republic, killing at least 4 and injuring 23

The high-speed passenger train, which hit another carrying freight in the centre of the country, belonged to the private RegioJet company.

Greece

Greeks protest and strike in remembrance of deadliest train crash

The first anniversary of Greece’s train disaster in Tempe on the 28th February was marked by violent protests and widespread strikes across trains, ferries and public transport.

Czech Republic

Train crash in Czech Republic kills 1 and injures at least 19

A fast train and a truck collided in the east of the country with the driver of the train killed.

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Train collision in Indonesia leaves 4 dead

A long-distance express train collided with a commute train on Friday morning in Indonesia's main island of Java. Four crew members died.

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Volunteers help with clean-up after deadly Pakistan train accident

Local volunteers in Pakistan have help to clean-up and support injured people around the site of a train crash in which at least 28 died

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At least 30 people dead after a train derailed in Pakistan

As rescue workers continue to search the wreckage of the train, officials say they expect the death toll to rise.

Pakistan

At least 30 dead as train derails in southern Pakistan

Dozens killed when a train derails in southern Pakistan, in the latest accident on the country's ageing railway system.

India

Crash investigators say electronic signal caused India rail accident

Crash investigators say an electronic signal error caused the India rail accident that killed more than 300 people. They say one of the high speed trains was on the wrong track.

Ukraine

Russia missile attack on Ukraine injures 34, damages homes

Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said.

Netherlands

One dead and 30 injured in train derailment in the Netherlands

One person has died and some 30 passengers have been injured in a train cash in the Netherlands in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Switzerland

More than a dozen injured after Swiss trains derail during storm

Two regional trains in Switzerland derailed in separate incidents, injuring more than a dozen people Friday after a storm brought high winds and strong rains to the small Alpine nation, police said.