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India Train Crash Leaves More Than 260 Dead
At least 261 people have been killed and 650 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. One passenger train derailed and its coaches fell on to the adjacent track where they were struck by an incoming train on Friday evening. A freight train was stationary. The death…
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Taiwan Train Crash Leaves 48 Dead, Dozens Injured
A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing at least 48 and injuring dozens more, authorities said, as rescue efforts to free those trapped continue. The eight car train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien Friday morning, causing several…
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At Least 32 Killed in Egypt Train Crash
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a train crash in southern Egypt, the country’s railway authority says. Two carriages were derailed and overturned when two passenger trains collided in the province of Sohag. Emergency brakes were activated on the train in front by “unknown individuals”, causing the train…
