Europe News State of emergency declared in Czech Olomouc region over benzene spill Authorities in the Czech Republic’s Olomouc region declare a state of emergency a month after a train derailment caused what they called the world’s largest benzene contamination of its kind. 30/03/2025
No Comment 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. 20/06/2024
No Comment 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. 06/08/2023
India Two passenger trains collide in India, killing at least 50 people A railroad ministry spokesperson said 10 to 12 coaches of one train derailed before being hit by another passenger train coming from the opposite direction. 02/06/2023
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. 04/04/2023
Greece New rail safety measures promised following deadly Greece train crash Giorgos Gerapetritis has promised a complete technological upgrade to the country's rail system following February's deadly train crash which killed 57 people 08/03/2023
France French rail operator SNCF fined over fatal 2013 train crash near Paris The state-owned company was found criminally responsible for the accident, the deadliest in France since 1988. 26/10/2022
Spain Two men go on trial in Spain over deadly 2013 train accident Eighty people were killed and 140 others injured in the derailment near Santiago de Compostela. 05/10/2022
Croatia Three killed after a passenger and freight train collide in Croatia Eleven others were injured in the incident late on Friday night, officials said. 10/09/2022
Germany At least five killed after regional train derails in southern Germany The accident occurred near the Alpine ski resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 03/06/2022
Germany Four seriously injured after train and bus collide in southern Germany The crash on Tuesday morning at Blaustein, near the city of Ulm, saw the bus driver thrown from the vehicle before it burst into flames. 24/05/2022
Spain Driver killed after cargo and passenger trains collide near Barcelona Dozens of others were injured in the incident, which occurred during rush hour on Monday evening. 17/05/2022
Austria One dead and several injured after train derails near Vienna The incident occurred on Monday evening in the district of Mödling, south of the Austrian capital. 09/05/2022
Hungary Several dead after train hits car in southern Hungary, say police Police said a car drove onto the rails and was hit by a train. 05/04/2022
Netherlands Giant whale sculpture saved runaway train from breaking speed limit An underground train that miraculously landed on a giant whale tail sculpture in the Netherlands derailed due in part to speed, an official report has said. 12/07/2021
Austria Seventeen students injured after train derails in Austrian Alps A train carrying dozens of schoolchildren derailed in the Austrian Alps, causing one carriage to fall on its side into a river. 09/07/2021