Train Crash
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Rail chaos as 300 Sydney train passengers trapped
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – More than 300 people have been freed from a train near Strathfield station after high voltage wires collapsed on it.
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High-voltage power cable falls on train train in Australia
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Hundreds of passengers are stranded on a train in Australia on Tuesday after a high-voltage power cable fell on top of carriages in Sydney, according to local media reports.
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At least 11 killed in rail accident in west India
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – At least 11 people died in a rail accident in India’s western Maharashtra state on Wednesday when they disembarked from their train, fearing a fire, only to be hit by another train passing on the adjacent track.
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2 freight trains collide in Russia's East Siberian region
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Two freight trains collided on the Trans-Baikal Railway in Russia's East Siberian region on Sunday, derailing 42 cars and halting rail traffic in both directions.
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Large-scale fire reported at a train station in Berlin
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – A diesel car caught fire at the Arensfelde station in Berlin-Marzahn, engulfing three train cars. The driver and conductor were not injured, and there were no passengers on the train at the time of the fire.
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14 people killed in Serbia train station roof collapse
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Fourteen people have been killed when a concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed.
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Train crash in Wales leaves one dead, 15 others injured
TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A rail passenger died and 15 people were being treated for injuries in hospital after two trains collided on a rural line in mid-Wales on Monday evening.
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Train crash in Egypt injures at least 20 people: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – A locomotive crashed into the tail of Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said.
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Train collision leaves 19 injured in Tamil Nadu
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – As many as 19 passengers were injured after the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express (Train No.12578) collided with a stationary goods train at Kavaraippettai Railway Station near Chennai on Friday night.
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Two killed, 20 injured in India train derailment
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – An Indian passenger train derailed and several of its cars overturned on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others.
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6 killed, 1 injured in train-car collision in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Six people were killed and one was injured in a collision between a train and a car in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Sunday.
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Russia tram collision injures 67
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – A total of 67 people were injured when two trams collided in the southwestern Siberian city of Kemerovo, Acting Governor Ilya Seredyuk said.
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VIDEO: Derailment of a train in Iran's Khoy
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Governor of Khoy in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran said a freight train that was heading to Tabriz from Turkey derailed 10 km away from the Razi border crossing when it hit a large piece of rock.
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Iranian cargo train derailed in NW Iran
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – An Iranian cargo train, heading to Turkey, ran off the tracks in Qatur city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan, an official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said.
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Sixty injured in Buenos Aires train collision
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – At least 60 people were injured on Friday when a seven-car passenger train collided with a locomotive and an empty train car in Buenos Aires, local authorities said, without giving details of how serious the injuries were.
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Derailment of freight train in Arizona causes huge fire
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route.
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5 trains delayed in Russia’s Samar in wake of explosion
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Five long-distance trains have been delayed near Chapayevsk in the Russian Volga region of Samara as an explosive device was detonated, the local railway operator said.
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3 injured when train derailed in Colorado
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – A train with dozens of people on board derailed in Northern Colorado after hitting a semi truck.
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One dead, over ten injured in Czech train-truck collision
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – A fast train collided with a truck in the eastern Czech Republic on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 10 people, officials said.
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6 killed, injured in train-truck collision in Sweden
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A train driver died and five passengers were landed in hospital with injuries after a commuter train crashed into a truck in southwestern Sweden on Monday.
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1 killed as train hits vehicle in Pakistan's Punjab
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – One man was killed when a passenger train hit a car in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, police said.
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VIDEO: Train derailment leads to diesel fuel fire in US
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – A train carrying thousands of gallons of diesel fuel derailed and caught fire in the US state of Georgia.
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Three people killed in train-truck collision in Siberia
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Three people were killed after a passenger train collided with a truck in the Irkutsk Region in East Siberia, the press office of the East Siberian Railways reported on Sunday.
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20 killed in Bangladesh train accident
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – At least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured after a cargo train collided with a passenger train in Kishoreganj’s Bhairab, authorities say, fearing that the death toll may rise further.
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At least four killed as train derails in India’s Bihar state
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – At least four people were killed and several others injured when an express train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar, local media and officials reported.
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Death toll in Pakistan train crash raised to 30
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Ten cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others, officials said.
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15 killed, over 40 injured after train derails in Pakistan
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – At least 15 people were killed when a train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, according to local media.
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Train derailment in Pakistan suspends rail traffic
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Three coaches of Allama Iqbal Express, train plying from Karachi to Sialkot, derailed on Saturday near Padidan railway station in Pakistan, resulting in the suspension of traffic on the affected railway track.
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13 injured after train derails in New York
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – All eight cars of a Long Island Rail Road train derailed Thursday morning near the Jamaica station in New York, injuring 13 passengers.
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24 killed, injured after train crashed into bus in Mexico
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – A train smashed into a small commuter bus at a grade crossing, killing seven people and injuring 17 early Wednesday, authorities in central Mexico said.