A deadly train collision in Indonesia has left at least 14 passengers dead and dozens injured, according to railway officials and local media reports. Read More: 17 injured in Denmark train crash The accident occurred at a railway station in the city of Bekasi, located near the capital Jakarta. Authorities confirmed that two passenger trains collided under […]
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Shalimar Express collides with stationary container train near Larkana
SUKKUR — A collision occurred near Larkana Road Station on Sunday when the Shalimar Express crashed into a stationary container train, causing derailment of multiple wagons and suspending train movement on one line, railway authorities reported. Read More: One dead, 13 injured as Shalimar Express collides with goods train According to preliminary reports, the container train, consisting […]
Crane collapsed kills over 20 in Thailand train disaster
At least 22 people were killed and around 80 others injured on Wednesday after a construction crane collapsed onto a passenger train in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province, triggering a derailment and fire along a section of a China-backed high-speed rail project, authorities said. Read More: At least 30 dead in Italy motorway bridge collapse ‘tragedy’ Footage from […]
11 killed as passenger train crashes into cargo train in central India
NEW DELHI – At least 11 people were killed and around 20 others injured after a passenger train collided with a cargo train in central India on Tuesday night, officials confirmed. The tragic accident occurred near Bilaspur, around 115 kilometers northeast of Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, when a local passenger train rammed into a […]
Ghotki train accident: operation completed, trains restored
The relief operation at the site of the Ghotki train accident was completed on Tuesday. The engine and 17 coaches were recovered, while the trains were restored. According to DS Railway Sukkur Tariq Latif, traffic has been restored on the railway track after 29 hours. He said that the railway track was closed at 3:40 […]
Govt announces compensation package for train accident victims
Gov’t has announced to compensate the families of the deceased with Rs 1.5 million. The ones who are injured will get a compensation of Rs 50,000 to Rs 300,000 for minor and severe injuries. The management of Pakistan Railways has extended their sympathies and condolences to the bereaved. Railway spokesman told the media that the […]
Along the deadly tracks: 200 killed in 15 train accidents since 2016
Up to 200 people have died and over 250 injured in the past five years in 15 train-related accidents in Pakistan, according to the data compiled by Daily Times. The list does not include the Monday crash, the first major crash of the ongoing years where two trains collided in Sindh’s Ghotki, and at least […]