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Italy

Seventy injured in Sardinia metro collision

Dozens of passengers have been injured in a metro train collision in the Sardinian regional capital of Cagliari. At around 8 am local time two

World News

Sulphuric acid spills as freight train derails in Australia

Extreme weather has hampered recovery efforts after a freight train transporting some 200,000 litres of sulphuric acid derailed in the Australian

France

Excessive speed caused deadly train derailment in France

Excessive speed caused the derailment of a high speed French TGV train, in which 11 people were killed. Train operator SNCF said it entered a bend at

France

TGV: at least ten die as train plunges into canal

It is reported at least ten people have died after a TGV derailed in north-eastern France. The high-speed train was carrying out tests at Eckwersheim

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Germany

Germany: train collides with lorry in Bavaria, killing at least 1 person

A train crash in northern Bavaria on Thursday night killed at least one person and wounded several more, German media reported. The passenger train

Bulgaria

Nine hurt in Bulgaria train accident

Nine passengers have been injured in an accident at a railway station in Bulgaria. It is said to have happened in Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv

India

At least 20 killed as two trains derail in central India

At least 20 people have been killed and 100 injured after two trains were swept off a bridge over a river in central India according to authorities

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Two people die in Czech train smash

Tunisia

Train and truck in fatal collision in El Fhas, Tunisia

A passenger train and a truck have been involved in a fatal collision in the Tunisian town of El Fahs some 60 kilometers from the capital Tunis

USA

[Watch] Train hits bus on level crossing in Altlanta, USA

Germany

Germany: Two killed and 20 injured in train crash

Two people were killed on Saturday and 20 more injured in a collision between a packed passenger train and a farm vehicle in western Germany. At

USA

Funeral held for US Naval officer killed in Philadelphia train tragedy

The first funeral has been held for one of those killed in the train that derailed in the US state of Philadelphia on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Justin

USA

US: engineer of derailed train can't remember what happened

The man at the helm of a train that derailed in the US says he cannot remember what happened. Rescuers pulled an eighth body out of the wreckage on

USA

Amtrak train derailed at twice the speed limit

Amtrak train which derailed at Philadelphia killing seven people was traveling too fast for the stretch of track say investigators

USA

At least five dead and dozens hurt in Philadelphia train crash

An investigation has been launched in the US after an Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

USA

Train derailment near Philadelphia leaves several dead and 50 injured

At least five people have been killed and around 50 more injured when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Philadelphia. "My train crashed": Several

Switzerland

At least five injured in Swiss train collision

At least five people are injured - one seriously - in a train collision north of Zurich, Switzerland.

Switzerland

Swiss train collision injures 'scores of people'

Local police confirm people have been injured in a train collision north of Zurich.

USA

Freight train carrying crude oil derails in West Virginia

A massive fire caused by the derailment of a freight train carrying crude oil has forced two nearby towns in West Virginia to be evacuated. At least

USA

Investigation into fatal New York rush hour train collision

Six people were killed and 15 injured when a crowded New York commuter train struck a car stalled on the tracks near White Plains.