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Tributes to first victim named after Croydon tram crash that killed seven people
A football fan described as a ‘friendly, genuine lad’ was among at least seven people killed when a tram derailed. Dane Chinnery, 19, has been named as one of those who died in the morning rush hour incident in Croydon, south London, on Wednesday. The driver of the tram is being questioned by police amid suggestions...
German train stabbing: De Maiziere warns of lone attacks
Germans should be prepared for further attacks carried out by small groups and radicalised "lone wolves", Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has warned. Five people were wounded, two critically, by a 17-year-old who went on the rampage on a train in the southern state of Bavaria on Monday. The attacker, who arrived...
Germany ax attack injures several on train, police kill suspect
An ax-wielding man who attacked several people on a train in southern Germany late Monday evening has been shot dead by police, regional police spokesman Lt. Fabian Hench said. The assailant, armed with a knife and an ax, was identified as a 17-year-old Afghan man living in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria, Bavarian Interior Minister...
Italy train crash: ‘Twenty killed’ near Bari
Twenty people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a head-on collision involving two passenger trains in southern Italy, officials say. The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta. Emergency services are trying to free passengers from the wrecked...
Many injured in Taiwan train blast
An explosion ripped through a busy commuter train in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, late on Thursday injuring at least 24 people, police say. The blast hit a train at Taipei's Songshan station before midnight leaving some passengers badly burned. Police told local media they found a broken tube with explosive material inside...
3 Railroad Employees Presumed Dead After Fiery Train Crash, Official Says
Three railroad employees are presumed dead after they went missing when two freight trains collided in a fiery crash near Panhandle, Texas, on Tuesday, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety official. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said four of its employees were involved when two intermodal freight trains...
Can you TRAIN your brain to quit sugar? Health hack to stop your sweet tooth
SUGAR has been branded by nutritionists and medical professionals as one of the most damaging items in the modern diet. Scientific research has linked sugar to obesity, diabetes, heart failure and even dementia. Brits are well aware the substance is rampant in cakes, chocolate and sweets. Thanks to recent health campaigns, the...
Amtrak Crash Shows U.S. Anti Rail-Collision System May Have Gaps
Sunday’s fatal Pennsylvania Amtrak accident may have exposed possible blind spots in a nationwide collision prevention system that is meant to stop crashes on U.S. railroads. Amtrak last year became the first U.S. railroad to fully install “positive train control” (PTC) systems on its routes, a congressionally...
2 dead in amtrak crash near Philadelphia
Two people were killed when an Amtrak train partially derailed near Philadelphia today, officials said. Amtrak said Train 89, traveling from New York to Savannah, Georgia, partially derailed after striking a backhoe that was on the tracks. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said the two fatalities were reportedly the...
Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails
A train has derailed south of the US city of Philadelphia, leaving two people dead and more than 30 others injured. Amtrak's Train 89 was heading from New York City to Savannah in Georgia when it struck a mechanical digger — known in the US as a backhoe — that was on the track at Chester. Some 341 passengers and...
Germany train crash: Human error to blame, says prosecutor
Human error by a train controller was to blame for a crash in Bavaria, Germany, last week that killed 11 people, prosecutors said. Dozens more were injured after two commuter trains collided on a single-track stretch of railway. An area controller opened the track to the two trains and tried to warn the drivers, according to...
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