Quick Glance: 17 fatalities in Bhairab train accident
- Collision between a container train and a passenger train in Bhairab results in 17 fatalities and many injuries.
- Rescue operation ongoing, potential increase in casualties, according to Kishoreganj Police Super.
- Fourteen units of fire service and civil defense involved in the rescue operation.
- Government deploys three platoons of BGB to assist in the rescue operation.
Quick Glance: 6 Killed, 18 Injured in Andhra Train Collision, Possible Human Error
- A train traveling from Visakhapatnam to Palasa came to a halt between Alamanda and Kantakapalle due to a lack of signals, when another train collided with it and derailed three coaches.
- The Delhi railway ministry is actively monitoring the situation.
- The East Coast Railway has provided helpline numbers.
- PM @narendramodi spoke with Railway Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw about the train collision between Alamanda and Kantakapalle.
Quick Glance: Train Derailment in Bihar: Five Coaches of North East Express Derail in Buxar
- Several coaches of the 12506 Down North East Express derailed today on the track near Raghunathpur station in Bihar.
- According to news agency PTI, the incident occurred near Raghunathpur station close to Buxar at around 9:35 pm IST.
- There have been no reports of any casualties yet, according to an official spokesperson.
#Railways
#RailAccident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPLooqqD47c
Quick Glance: Deadly Train Crash in Pakistan
- Rescue teams are working tirelessly to free people from the wreckage.
- Preliminary investigations indicate that the train was traveling at a normal speed.
- Several individuals remain trapped inside one of the train carriages.
- Train services to the inland districts of Sindh have been temporarily halted.
Quick Glance: Network Rail Admits Failings in Stonehaven Crash
- Three people died and six were injured when a train struck a landslide after heavy rain.
- Network Rail admitted failing to impose a speed restriction, warn the driver about an unsafe track, or ask him to reduce his speed.
- It also admitted failures in the maintenance and inspection of drainage, and in planning for adverse weather conditions.
- Driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died when the train derailed on August 12, 2020.
Quick Glance: Deadly Train Derailment in India Claims Over 50 Lives and Traps Many More
- Officials have reported that approximately 400 people sustained injuries and were taken to hospitals after a train derailed nearly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) northwest of New Delhi.
- Rescue teams are currently working to free about 200 people who are feared to be trapped in the wreckage.
- Up to three carriages of a second train also derailed.
- According to media reports, the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in the West Bengal state to Chennai, the capital of the southern Tamil Nadu state.
Quick Glance: Train disaster raises safety concerns amid India's rail upgrade
- The massive derailment of two passenger trains on Friday night highlights the safety challenges facing India's extensive railway system.
- India, with 1.42 billion people, has one of the world's most complex railways, with over 40,000 miles (64,000 kilometers) of tracks, 14,000 passenger trains, and 8,000 stations built during the British colonial era.
- Despite safety improvement efforts, hundreds of accidents still occur every year.
- According to India's Comptroller and Auditor General, Indian Railways recorded 2,017 accidents from 2017 to 2021.
Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars ... Show more
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/world-news/20230602/more-200-killed-and-900-hurt-after-2-trains-derail-india-hundreds-still
#GLNRToday
Quick Glance: Train accident between The Hague and Amsterdam: 1 dead, numerous injured
- A passenger train with at least 50 people derailed near Voorschoten.
- Several people were seriously injured and a fire broke out.
- Train traffic towards The Hague and Rotterdam has come to a standstill.
- Emergency services are treating additional injuries on site.
Quick Glance: At least 43 people are killed in a train collision in Greece, and the station master has been detained.
- According to the Hellenic Fire Service, the disaster occurred shortly before midnight in the Tempe Valley in central Greece, injuring at least 85 passengers.
- According to officials, the passenger train was packed with young people, and witnesses reported scenes of horror as fire devoured railway cars.
- The passenger route was temporarily discontinued, according to Hellenic Train, which conveyed "heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims."
- A train crash in the historic coastal city of Corinth in 1968 killed at least 34 persons and injured scores more.
Quick Glance: Grieving families of Greece train crash victims as protests grow
- Take in the most recent local, national, and international news.
- "I'm still waiting," said Routsi.
- The union stated that it desired a clear timetable for implementing safety protocols.
- Prior to the crash, the government stated that an election would be held in the spring, with April 9 being the most likely date.
A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece ... Show more
https://aje.io/2pna3w
reut.rs/41yNGe8
At least one person was killed and 30 injured when a passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed in Voorschoten in the Netherlands early Tuesday ... Show more
https://thestartv.com/c/news
https://cutt.ly/TheStar
https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
reut.rs/41BoeVh
HAPPENING NOW: Crews clear out wreckage from a train collision in Greece that killed at least 46 people. https://abcn.ws/3SHqEh0
BREAKING: At least 26 people have been killed and dozens more are injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train in northern Greece ... Show more
https://abcn.ws/3y5xymE
Police and protesters confronted each other in Athens amid public outrage over the head-on collision of a passenger train and a freight train that killed at ... Show more
At least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured in a head-on collision between two trains in Greece.
One survivor describes the chaos that ... Show more
https://bbc.in/41ytw3Z
ti.me/3kwEKFz
Quick Glance: Kohl's CEO discusses the retailer's turnaround efforts following a surprise loss
- Steep discounts drove a more than 10-point drop in fourth-quarter gross margins to 23% at Kohl's, as well as a surprise holiday quarter loss.
- To drive more consistent sales and earnings, Kohl's CEO Tom Kingsbury said the company had implemented measures such as shifting its product assortment to focus on in-demand categories such as work wear.
- Lower consumer demand due to an uncertain US economy, as well as concerns about rising borrowing costs, according to Kohl's executives, are also contributing to what will likely be a "transitional" year for the company.
- N) also missed earnings estimates for the holiday quarter due to higher cotton costs.
Passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collides at high speed with an oncoming freight ... Show more
https://abcn.ws/3mgDJ4X
Anger over a collision between two trains in Greece that killed nearly 60 people spilled onto the streets of Athens as a massive protest devolved into chaos ... Show more
https://abcn.ws/3ZJ5rWe