Page 15 - Train Accident

Odisha train tragedy: World leaders extend support, condole loss of lives

Leaders from across the world, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have expressed their deepest condolences to the families and the Government of India for the triple train crash that took place in Odisha in which at least 261 people were killed. The accident, involving three trains, is one of the worst in the country and took place in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday night. The accident also injured more than 900 people. Japan's Prime Minister Kishida sent a condolence message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the train accident. "I am deeply saddened by the news of the loss of many precious lives and the injuries in the train accident in the State of Odisha. On behalf of the Government of Japan and its people, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to those who lost their lives and their bereaved families. I also pray for the speedy recovery of those who were injured," Kishida said in a ...

Train accidents surged 37% in FY23 despite Budget push for safety

Railway Board flagged grave safety issues in review meetings in April and May

Odisha train accident: PM Modi distressed, speaks to railway minister

PM Modi while expressing distress added that the rescue operations are currently underway at the site and those affected are being provided with all the possible assistance

At least 50 dead, 350 injured as trains derail in Odisha; rescue ops on

Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel derails, another train crashes into coaches

MP train accident: One locomotive pilot dies, several employees injured

Two trains collide at Singhpur Railway Station in Shahdol district of MP. Many trains cancelled or diverted

'A highly radicalised person', Kerala Police on Train fire accused Shahrukh

The probe team has found out that he was travelling alone from Delhi and though he took a ticket to Kozhikode, he got down at Shornur on April 2nd morning

West Bengal govt is good for nothing, says Cong MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The party's Rajya Sabha MP Pradeep Bhattacharya also condemned the attack on Vande Bharat train, saying it is the failure of the chief minister "twice in a row"

Railways to build walls on worst-impacted routes to contain cattle hits

Plans are to build 1,000 km of walls across sections, no change on Vande Bharat nose panel, damage to which brought the issue of cattle hits to the fore

189 people rescued between April-June: Northeast Frontier Railway

The Northeast Frontier Railway has said a total of 189 people, including children and women, have been rescued during routine checking at different trains and stations under its jurisdiction

Train derailment kills at least 21 passengers in east Iran; 87 injured

The train, operated by the state-run Islamic Republic Railway, carried some 350 people as it travelled from the town of Tabas, some 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Tehran, to the city of Yazd

Railway must pay if person falls off crowded train, gets injured: Bombay HC

A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre directed the Western Railways to pay Rs 3 lakh to a 75-year-old man who suffered injuries to his leg after falling off an overcrowded local train

3 coaches of Puducherry Express derail in Mumbai's Matunga

However, no casualties or injuries have been reported so far

Gunman sets off smoke bomb, shoots 11 in rush-hour New York subway car

Preliminary information indicates the gunman who fled was wearing a construction vest and a gas mask.

Train services disrupted as goods train derails near Aluva in Kerala

Railway sources said the 42-wagon train which originated from Yerraguntla station in Andhra Pradesh derailed at Aluva Railway Station yard late Thursday night

Bikaner-Guwahati mishap: Problem with locomotive's equipment, says min

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident site in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district

At least 3 killed, multiple injured after Amtrak train derails in Montana

Multiple people were injured after an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, the train agency said. Five cars of the Empire Builder train, which runs from Seattle to Chicago, derailed at 4 pm near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. The train had about 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard, he said Amtrak is working with the local authorities to transport injured passengers and safely evacuate all other passengers, Abrams added. An eyewitness told KSEN radio that at least four cars were tipped over and on the track. Emergency responders are on the scene. Reports and pictures from passengers show cars tipped over off the tracks. It was a sunny fall day with dozens of people standing or sitting alongside the track, some with luggage.

Death toll rises to 65 in Pakistan's deadly train accident: Media

Opposition parties demanded an immediate probe into the reasons for one of the country's worst train accidents.

50 killed, over 100 injured in Pakistan's Sindh province; Army called in

Rescuing passengers who are still trapped is a "challenge" for the rescue officials, Abdullah said, adding that a relief train has departed from Rohri.

Two passenger trains collide in Pakistan's Singh; 30 killed, 50 injured

At least 30 people were killed and 50 others injured after two passenger trains collided on Monday in Pakistan's Sindh province, authorities said

Taiwan's transport minister offers resignation after deadly train crash

Taiwan Transport Minister Lin Chia-Lung has offered his resignation following the deadly train crash in the country that killed dozens of people