Train Crash
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VIDEO: High-speed train crash in Turkey kills, injures dozens
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station in Turkey's capital on Thursday, killing seven people and injuring 46 others, officials said. The train was traveling from Ankara to the central Turkish city of Konya.
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VIDEO: Moment of deadly train derailment in Taiwan
TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – On Sunday, 4:50 PM local time, a Puyuma Express train carrying 366 passengers went off its track in Taiwan. The fatal incident claimed 18 lives and left 168 others injured. The cause of the incident is yet to be announced. Here you can see the moment when the train derailed captured by a surveillance camera.
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VIDEO: Train mows down crowd in India, kills at least 60
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more.
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At least 50 feared dead after being hit by train in India
TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – At least 50 people are feared dead after being hit by a train in the city of Amritsar in northern India, according to reports.
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Iranian foreign ministry extends sympathies to Turkey
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi extended sympathies to Turkish people and government over the loss of some lives in an accident.
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Iranian cargo train en route to Turkey derailed in NW Iran
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – An Iranian cargo train, heading to Turkey, ran off the tracks in Khoy, West Azerbaijan Azerbaijan.
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Akhundi to serve as minister: Parl. decides
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Abbas Akhundi has received vote of confidence for the second time from Parliament which had been fervent in impeaching him.
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Pres. Rouhani urges officials to prevent further rail incidents
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – President Rouhani has urged officials to scrutinize causes of the recent train collision in Semnan calling for measures to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.
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Ejei:
Verdict still to be awaited in Zanjani’s case
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Judiciary spokesperson has said Semnan train crash will be seriously addressed by provincial Justice Ministry.
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Iran Railways CEO resigns over train collision
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – CEO of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Mohsen Pourseyed Aghaei, has tendered his resignation over the Fri. tragic incident where two trains collided in northern Iran, killing 44 people and injuring dozens of others.
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Leader:
Semnan, Hilla events should be addressed as priorities
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution has issued a directive to mandate immediate addressing of Hilla terrorist attack in Iraq and Semnan train crash as priority.
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Red Crescent head visits train crash injured passengers
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iran's Red Crescent Head Pir Hossein Kolivand visited the injured passengers of Semnan rail accident.
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EMS updates on Karbala terror attack, Semnan trains collision
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s EMS spokesman said 11 Iranians injured in a terrorist blast in Karbala have been returned to the country, and confirmed 40 killed and 82 wounded in a trains collision in Semnan.
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Rouhani orders immediate inquiry on train collision
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – President Rouhani asked in an executive order to his First VP Es'hagh Jahangiri to pursue the causes of train collision in the northern Semnan province.
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Train collision in Semnan: 36 killed
SEMNAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Thirty-six people have been killed and 80 injured so far in collision of Semnan-Mashhad and Tabriz-Mashhad trains on Friday.
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Two trains collide in Semnan, dozens killed, injured
SEMNAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Two passenger trains collided in Iran's north-central province of Semnan on early Friday, killing and injuring dozens of people.