World news about “Train crashes” published by euronews.
Trains collide in America Two trains have collided in Connecticut injuring over sixty people, five critically, and closing the line between Boston and New York. It appears a New… 18/05/2013
Russia: chemical train explosion injures 17 An explosion on a freight train 1,000 kilometres from Moscow has injured 27 people. The accident happened near Belaya Kalitva station in the Rostov-on-Don… 09/05/2013
One dead, 17 injured in Belgian train crash One person has been killed and 17 injured after a goods train carrying a variety of chemicals and toxic raw materials en route to the Netherlands from Germany… 04/05/2013
Deadly train collision in IndiaA rescue worker stands near the derailed coaches of the Vidarbha Express train near Kasara, about 100km from Mumbai, on July 20 2012. Three people were killed… 20/07/2012
Tracking the health of Europe’s railways Safety on Europe’s railways is under the spotlight. Just over 3,000 accidents were reported in 2009, with 174 of those were caused by rolling stock in… 18/05/2012
Passenger train accident in IndiaAt least three people were killed and dozens injured in a train accident after seven coaches of a passenger train derailed in India’s northeastern state of… 03/02/2012
Divers uncover train wreck in Lake Baikal Russia’s Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. It has long been a magnet for divers drawn by tales of a trove of lost gold seized by… 06/07/2011
Hundreds injured in South Africa train collisionAt least 300 people have been injured in a collision between two commuter trains in South Africa. The accident, between a moving and a stationary train… 31/01/2013
Cleaner not to blame for Swedish train crashSwedish prosecutors have cleared a cleaner of responsibility for a crash in a Stockholm suburb, in which a train ploughed past the end of the line into an… 19/01/2013
Cleaner drives Swedish train and crashes into buildingPolice in Sweden are investigating why a cleaner at a rail depot in a Stockholm suburb drove an empty train – with disastrous results. It smashed through… 15/01/2013
Scores injured in Egypt train crashEgypt is reeling from news of its second serious train crash in as many months. A number of carriages derailed in a suburb of Cairo. They were packed with… 15/01/2013
Many dead in Egypt military train crashA military train carrying young recruits to an army camp has derailed in a suburb of Cairo. At least 19 people have been killed and more than a hundred… 15/01/2013
Dozens killed in Egypt bus crashAround fifty people, mostly children, have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt. The accident happened in the city of Manfalut, 300 km south of the capital… 17/11/2012
Train and truck in fatal collision in AustraliaOne person has been killed and at least eight people injured after a passenger train collided with a truck in Melbourne, Australia. State police say a man… 03/11/2012
Poland: Nine dead after train hits minibusNine people have been killed after a train hit a minibus on a level crossing in central Poland. The force of the impact hurled the vehicle 30 metres down… 30/07/2012
‘Several injured’ in Egypt train crashA train crash near the Egyptian capital Cairo has slightly injured several people. Security and medical officials have denied earlier reports that… 17/07/2012
Gruesome train crash in South Africa kills 19A train carrying coal for export, crashed into a truck, at a level crossing on Friday in South Africa, killing at least 19 people, officials say. “It is a… 13/07/2012
Around 20 injured in Portugal train collisionTwo trains have collided in Portugal, according to media reports. A commuter service crashed into a stationary train at Cascais, a coastal town 30… 02/05/2012
Woman dead as Dutch launch train crash probeA 68-year woman has died from injuries sustained in a train crash on Saturday as Dutch investigators continue their efforts to establish the cause of a… 22/04/2012
Dozens injured in Dutch train crashAround 125 people are reported injured, many of them seriously, after two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on. The collision, which happened to the west… 21/04/2012
Rail crash in southern Germany kills threeAt least three people have died in a rail crash in southern Germany. Some 13 others were injured in the collision between a train and a maintenance crane… 14/04/2012
Poland: Train crash death toll rises to 16The death toll from Poland’s worst rail crash in two decades has risen to 16. Dozens more people were injured when two express trains travelling on the same… 04/03/2012
Poland: Head on train-crash kills 15Why were two passenger trains travelling towards each other on the same track? The question is being asked in Poland after a head-on collision at high speed… 04/03/2012
Poland: Head-on train crash kills 14At least 14 people have been killed and 54 injured in a head-on train crash in Poland. It happened late on Saturday evening in the south of the… 04/03/2012
Train derails in Canada killing threeThree people were killed and dozens injured after a passenger train derailed near Aldershot in Canada’s eastern Ontario province. The engine and five cars… 27/02/2012
Faulty brakes suspected in Argentina train crash carnageThere was chaos and panic in Buenos Aires central Once station following Argentina’s worst rail crash in more than three decades. At least 49 people died and… 22/02/2012
Number of dead in commuter crash could riseIn Buenos Aires at least 40 commuters have been killed in a crash at the busy Once station officials have confirmed. There are fears the number could rise as… 22/02/2012
Shanghai metro crash sparks public furyTwo underground trains have collided in Shanghai, injuring at least 200 people. The accident happened in China’s most populated city on Tuesday afternoon when… 27/09/2011
Fatal bus and train collision in ArgentinaA commuter train has collided with a local bus at a level crossing in Argentina. At least nine people died in the accident in Buenos Aires. More than 200… 13/09/2011
Brazil tram crash kills five and injures dozensA popular tram that runs through one of Rio de Janeiro’s most scenic neighbourhoods has derailed, killing five people, including the driver, and injuring… 28/08/2011
Passenger train derails in PolandA train crash in Poland has killed one person and left more than 40 others wounded. Part of the train derailed, landing on its side. Around 280 passengers… 13/08/2011
Poland: Four killed, many injured, in train crashAt least four people have been killed and around 30 others injured after a train derailed in central Poland. The engine and carriages of the inter-city… 12/08/2011
China recalls bullet trains in new blow to railwaysThree weeks after a deadly high-speed rail crash, China is recalling for safety reasons 54 bullet trains on its showcase Beijing to Shanghai line. The… 12/08/2011
Wen vows to punish any corruption in China train crashChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the scene of a train accident that killed 39 people, stoking widespread public anger. Officials are suspected of… 28/07/2011
China blames lightning strike for deadly train crashAuthorities in China claim a “severe flaw” in the design of signalling equipment was to blame for last weekend’s deadly train crash. A report by Shanghai… 28/07/2011
Families’ anger after China train crashDemonstrators in China are demanding answers after the country’s deadliest rail crash since 2008. At least 39 people were killed at the weekend. Victims’… 26/07/2011
China train crash kills 35Questions were being asked on Sunday about the safety of China’s fast growing high-speed rail network following a train crash that killed 35… 24/07/2011
Dozens die in train crash in north IndiaMore than 50 people have died in a train crash in the north of India. A further 250 people were injured in the accident on Sunday. Around 15 carriages… 11/07/2011
French train robbers revive wild west tacticsIn a scene reminiscent of the wild west, masked men made a daring raid made a on a freight train in southern France on Thursday night. The incident… 08/07/2011
Canadian freight train derailsA Canadian freight train has derailed in an accident near Hamilton township in Ontario. Up to 25 of its wagons were involved in the incident. Two of them were… 28/03/2011
Human error blamed for deadly German train crashInvestigators probing a deadly train crash in Germany say human error seems to have been the cause. Ten people were killed and more than 40 others injured… 30/01/2011
Ten dead in German train crashA head-on collision on Saturday between a passenger and a cargo train in eastern Germany has killed ten people and left at least 33 others injured, eight of… 30/01/2011
German train crash kills 10 peopleAt least 10 people have been killed after a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Germany. More than 40 people were injured –… 30/01/2011
Bus driver blamed for deadly collison in UkrainePolice in eastern Ukraine say 37 people have died and 12 others have been injured, four seriously, in a crash between a goods train and a bus during the… 12/10/2010
Train crash in Indonesia kills dozensA crash involving two trains has killed more than 20 people in Indonesia. Local search and rescue teams at the collision site said at least 22 people are… 02/10/2010
Twenty dead in India train crashAt least twenty people have been killed and fifty injured after two trains collided in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The crash happened early… 20/09/2010
One man killed in Naples train crashA passenger train has derailed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing one person and injuring up to 40 others. At least 13 are said to be seriously… 06/08/2010
Driver error to blame for Glacier Express crashHuman error has been blamed for the Glacier Express train crash in Switzerland last week that killed an elderly Japanese tourist and injured another 42… 30/07/2010
One dead and 40 injured after Swiss train derailsAt least one person has been killed and more than 40 injured after a popular tourist train derailed in the Swiss Alps. The Glacier Express came off its… 23/07/2010
49 dead as trains collide in eastern IndiaAt least 49 people have been killed and 89 others injured when a speeding passenger train crashed into another waiting at a station in eastern India. At… 19/07/2010
Train crash kills 49 in West BengalAn express passenger train has crashed into another waiting at a station in eastern India killing at least 49 people. Around 100 more were injured. The… 19/07/2010
Around 50 dead in Congo train crashA passenger train has derailed in Congo Republic, killing around 50 people. The accident happened late on Monday night after the train left the coastal town… 22/06/2010
Indian police blame Maoists for train attackMaoist rebels in India say they sabotaged a high-speed train that crashed and killed at least 71 people. At least 200 others were injured when the express… 28/05/2010
Maoists blamed for Indian train crashAt least 65 people are known to have died in a train crash in India that the government has described as an act of sabotage. Maoist rebels are suspected of… 28/05/2010
Train tragedy in South AfricaAt least two people have been killed as a luxury tourist train sped out of control downhill and derailed in South Africa. Up to 25 people were injured. The… 22/04/2010
Fatal train crash in ItalyAt least nine people have been killed in a train crash in Northern Italy. Up to thirty others have reportedly been injured, according to the emergency… 12/04/2010
A train derailment in ItalyDetails are coming in of a train crash in northern Italy in which at least seven people are known to have been killed. There are few details as yet, but its… 12/04/2010
Saftey debate after Belgian train crashSo was it human error? A technical failure? Or a combination of both? What is known about the deadly train collision in Belgium is that one of the trains was… 16/02/2010
Belgian train drivers strike after deadly crashBelgian train drivers have been on strike over working conditions they say could result in a repeat of Monday’s deadly crash near Brussels. A train driver… 16/02/2010
Belgian train drivers strike after rail disasterTrain drivers in Belgium have walked out of work as part of a wildcat strike, claiming a deterioration in working conditions could lead to another disaster… 16/02/2010
Investigators seek cause of Belgian train crashAn investigation is being carried out into the cause of yesterday’s commuter train accident in Belgium. 18 people died and 95 were injured in the morning rush… 16/02/2010
Rescuers faced steel maze to reach bodiesSuch was the violence of the impact, rescuers were faced with the task of searching for the dead and wounded through a maze of twisted metal. Many of the… 15/02/2010
Europe’s worst modern-day rail tragediesThe worst rail crash of the high speed age in Europe occurred near the German village of Eschede in June 1998. 101 people were killed and a further 88… 15/02/2010
Belgian PM flies home after rail crashNews of the crash forced Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme to cut short a visit to Kosovo, where he was starting a tour of the Balkans. Lending his… 15/02/2010
Belgium suffers worst rail disaster for decadesMonday morning rush hour train travellers in Belgium have found themselves at the centre of the country’s worst rail disaster for decades. Eighteen… 15/02/2010
Belgium train crash: at least 20 killedTwo trains crashed head-on outside Brussels on Monday, killing at least 20 people, officials and Belgian broadcaster VRT said. The passenger trains collided… 15/02/2010
At least one dead in Turkish train crashTwo passenger trains have collided in northwest Turkey, killing a driver and injuring three others. Local reports say the accident occurred after one of the… 03/01/2010
Islamist group claim Russian train bomb attackAn Islamist militant group has reportedly said it carried out last week’s bomb attack on a Russian train – on the orders of Doku Umarov, leader of the… 02/12/2009
Russian police close in on train bomb suspectsPolice in Russia investigating last week’s bombing of a Moscow to St Petersburg train have reportedly identified two possible suspects. Some 26 people… 30/11/2009
Families identify the bodies after Russian train disasterFollowing the Russian train disaster on Friday evening, the railway line between Moscow and St Petersburg is operating again as normal. A home-made bomb… 29/11/2009
Search underway for Russian train bombersA major intelligence investigation is underway in Russia after Friday night’s passenger train crash. Confirmation that three carriages of the Moscow to St… 29/11/2009
Influx of patients to Russian hospital after train disasterRussian medical services are dealing with an influx of patients following the train crash on Friday evening. The train was travelling on one of country’s… 28/11/2009
Russian officials believe train disaster caused by bombRussian officials believe the train disaster that killed dozens and injured nearly 100 was caused by a bomb. In a televised meeting, the head of the … 28/11/2009
Russian train disaster “caused by bomb”Authorities in Russia say a train crash that killed at least 39 people and injured nearly 100 was caused by a bomb. The intelligence service has concluded… 28/11/2009
Dozens die in Russian train crashAt least 39 people have been killed and over 80 injured in a Russian passenger train derailment near St. Petersburg. Emergency crews were quickly on the… 28/11/2009
Seven dead in Indian train crashA least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a train crash in India. All fifteen coaches of the New Delhi-bound Mandor Express derailed near… 14/11/2009
Egypt train collision kills 25A train crash in Egypt has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more. Security sources say a packed passenger train slammed into a stationary train… 25/10/2009
Five dead in Turkish train crashFive people have been killed and 16 others injured after a train rammed into a mechanical digger on a railway line in northwest Turkey. Passengers were… 27/08/2009
Fatal train crash in TurkeyAs many as five people have been killed after a Turkish express train crashed into a construction vehicle en route from Ankara to Istanbul. Several… 27/08/2009
