Category Train Alert

11 die and many seriously injured in train-bus collision

Train links between Khulna and the rest of Bangladesh remained snapped for around seven hours after the accident.   Officials said the train smashed the crowded bus, which was carrying a bride’s family and friends back from a wedding, at…

Freak summer storm brings ‘rivers of hail’ and ‘snow indoors’ in the S/SE Of the UK

Courtesy of @Kennedy121 Lightning, heavy downpours and a huge hail storm created a scene described as the “zombie apocalypse” in Sussex this morning. The storms hit the Hove, Brighton and Worthing during the morning rush-hour, causing chaos on trains when a…

Train crash leads to derailment; injures 2 people, spills fuel, leads to home evacuations, USA

Crews are cleaning up at the site of a freight train collision in southeastern Wisconsin that caused cars to derail, injured two people and spilled thousands of gallons of fuel. A spokesman for Canadian National Railway Co. says the derailed…

Russia train crash death toll reaches 21; Many injured & in critical condition

Russia has declared a “day of mourning” as death toll from an underground train derailment in Moscow rises to 21 “Wednesday will be a day of mourning in Moscow, given the scope of the tragedy,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said…

Landslide causes carnage; One dead in Switzerland

An 82-year-old woman was found dead in a Swiss stream Sunday, police said, as heavy rain and landslides halted train and road traffic near the capital Bern Police said that the woman died in Thoerishaus, a village southwest of Bern…