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Train hits bus in India, killing 35 after wedding

A train hit a bus at a railway crossing in northern India early Thursday, killing at least 35 people returning from a wedding party, an official said.

 

Police Say Train Hits Car After Driver Misled by GPS

Police Say Train Hits Car After Driver Misled by GPS

A 63-year-old Oklahoma woman narrowly escaped injury when her car became stuck on train tracks after following incorrect GPS directions, police say.

 

Passenger Trains Collide Head-On in Belgium

Passenger Trains Collide Head-On in Belgium

Two commuter trains collided at rush hour in a Brussels suburb Monday, killing a number of people, officials said.

 

Trains collide in Egypt, killing 20

Trains collide in Egypt, killing 20

Between 15 and 20 people died Saturday when two trains collided outside of Cairo, Egypt, and officials expect the death toll to rise, the country's Interior Ministry said.

 

Dozens injured in California light-rail crash

Dozens injured in California light-rail crash

Several dozen people were injured when two San Francisco light-rail trains collided Saturday afternoon at the West Portal Station, ...

 

Freight train derails in Italy, kills 12, burns 50

Freight train derails in Italy, kills 12, burns 50

A freight train derailed and plowed into houses in a small Italian town, setting off an explosion and fire that killed at least 12 people — many as they slept in their homes — and injured at least 50, officials said Tuesday.

 

Train in fatal crash had emergency brake on

Investigators also find evidence that the train was in automatic mode, meaning the onboard computer should have slowed it down.

 

Six dead in D.C. Metro rail crash

Six dead in D.C. Metro rail crash

The rush-hour collision on the busy Red Line injured dozens of people. Those killed include the operator of one train. It's the first fatal crash for the Metro train system since 1982.

 

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