All articles tagged with #train collision
One person died and nearly 90 were injured after two East Midlands Railway passenger trains collided near Bedford, north of London; authorities declared a major incident as emergency services treat victims and rail services are disrupted.
Two passenger trains collided north of London, killing at least one person, with police at the scene near Bedford; one train was traveling from Corby to London St Pancras and the other from Nottingham to London St Pancras, as roads are closed and families await loved ones at Progress Park.
Two East Midlands Railway trains collided near Bedford, north of London, prompting a major emergency response and unconfirmed reports of injuries; authorities halted services and blocked lines between Luton and Bedford as investigators work, with an air ambulance among resources deployed.
Two trains collided in the Bedford area north of London, with emergency services including air ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team responding as lines between Luton and Bedford were blocked; officials have not yet released injury details, but media reports indicate passengers were injured and more information is expected.
The Lake County coroner identified 60-year-old Virginia Girmscheid of Grayslake as the woman fatally struck by a freight train while riding a bicycle in downtown Grayslake. An autopsy found blunt-force injuries consistent with a train strike; investigators from Metra Police closed Lake Street and Hillside Avenue as the probe continues. Girmscheid was a finance executive and mother of seven, formerly CFO of Stepping Stones Network, and she leaves behind her husband and seven children.
Four people were killed when a school minibus carrying seven children plus a driver and chaperone collided with a train at a level crossing in Buggenhout, Belgium, after crossing barriers were down. Five children on the bus are in a critical but stable condition in hospital, while the train passengers were unharmed; authorities have launched an investigation into how the crash occurred.
A train collision near Machu Picchu in Peru resulted in at least one death and dozens of injuries, with the cause of the crash still unknown. The accident involved two trains on the single-track line serving the archaeological site, causing significant damage and emergency response efforts in a remote area.
Seven Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf injured after a passenger train collided with a herd crossing tracks in Assam, India. The train, traveling from Mizoram to New Delhi, derailed five coaches but no human injuries occurred. The incident highlights ongoing risks to wildlife from railway traffic in India, where efforts like reduced speed zones and surveillance systems are being implemented to prevent such accidents.
Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed after being hit by a high-speed train in Assam, India, where they were attempting to cross railway tracks. The incident caused derailment of five train coaches but no injuries to passengers. Assam, home to a large elephant population, faces frequent human-elephant conflicts due to habitat fragmentation, with 81 elephants killed in train collisions between 2019 and 2024.
Two NJ Transit trains collided and derailed in Montclair, injuring 17 people with minor injuries; the incident is under investigation, and service has resumed.
A train collided with a double-decker bus in Mexico, resulting in at least 8 deaths and 45 injuries, with the cause still under investigation. The crash occurred on a highway in Atlacomulco, and emergency services are responding to the scene.
Friday's notable events include Prince William celebrating his 42nd birthday with his children, summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, a fatal train collision in Chile, Palestinians shopping in a war-torn Gaza market, and a sinkhole caused by burst water pipes in Chengdu, China.
A head-on collision between a freight train and a test train near Santiago, Chile, killed two rail workers and injured nine others. Authorities have detained the test train driver and a railway operator on charges of reckless manslaughter as they investigate the cause of the crash. The collision, which involved a freight train carrying copper and a test train with 10 workers, has led to the suspension of train services in Santiago.
At least four people were killed and over 20 injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Authorities have concluded rescue operations and will investigate the cause of the crash. The passenger train was traveling from Prague to Chop, Ukraine, and the freight train was carrying calcium carbide, though no leak occurred.
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Pardubice, Czech Republic, has resulted in at least four deaths and 26 injuries. Rescue teams are currently at the scene.