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Freight train hits passenger train in India: 15 dead and dozens injured
A freight train collided with a stationary passenger train in India on Monday, 17 June, causing 15 deaths and injuring nearly 60 more. The main…
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Czechia: 4 passengers dead in collision involving freight train
A fatal collision between a passenger and a freight train in Czechia resulted in four passengers losing their lives and dozens being injured. The head-on…
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Gotthard accident: freight traffic might partially restart next week
The impact of the freight train derailment that occurred inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Thursday 10 August is expected to hit the rail industry…
Accident update
Gotthard Tunnel’s closure prolonged, no re-opening date in sight
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is likely to be closed longer than expected after an accident involving a freight train occurred on Thursday 10 August. Initial…
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Dutch rail accident: the construction crane was on track too early
The cause of the tragic accident that occurred in the Netherlands has been identified. As Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail said, the BAM construction crane involved…
Passenger train hits and derails freight train in Romania
A railway accident involving a passenger train and a freight train transporting cars in Romania left around 12 people injured, fortunately not severely. The accident…
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Rail accident Greece: human error or systematic neglect?
The tragic railway accident involving a passenger and freight train in Greece has shocked the country and the world. With at least 46 people dead,…
Greece: at least 40 dead, 85 injured following passenger and freight train collision
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train in northern Greece has left at least 40 dead and 85 injured, of which 53…
Austria: train collision results in a fire and traffic restrictions
Two freight trains collided in Fürnitz, Carinthia, in Austria. The collision took place at 4:23 am local time in a station area. Several wagons, as…
Father and son hit and killed by a freight train in Italy
Last night, two men, father and son, were hit and killed by a freight train near Senigallia, in Western Italy. Transit on the Marotta-Senigallia line…
Container Terminal in Herne closed after train accident
On Friday evening, a 600-meter-long freight train hit a convoy of stationary wagons at the Container Terminal in Herne, in Western Germany, 20 km from…
Train derailment blocks traffic in La Spezia port
On Friday 22 July a freight train derailed inside the La Spezia port in North-Western Italy. The accident happened around La Spezia Marittima station, near…