‘Train’ Archives
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Train Collision with Derailment
Figure. Illustration of the accident scene. The preliminary review revealed that the operator of the striking train placed the master controller in a full-power position prior to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators conducted sight-distance observations to the west. The preliminary [...]
Train: Preliminary Report on Collision Between Sacramento Regional Transit District Light Rail Vehicles
On the day of the accident, SacRT passenger train No. 9 was operating about 15 minutes behind its designated schedule. A maintenance train technician requested and received permission from the controller at the Metro Control Center to enter the mainline to complete postmaintenance intervention propulsion testing. After receiving permission, [...]
Passenger Trains Collide in South Africa; At Least 3 Dead, Over 300 Injured
Two passenger trains collided in Pretoria, South Africa, on January 8th. Authorities said the accident happened near Mountain View train station during early morning rush hour. At least three people were killed in the crash. Over three hundred others were injured.
Train Crashes into Bus in Serbia; 5 Dead
A train crashed into a bus at a railroad crossing near the city of Nis, Serbia, on December 21st. The accident happened when the bus was transporting passengers, including school students, from surrounding villages to Nis. Five people were killed in the crash. Several others were injured.
Train Crash in Turkey Leaves At Least Nine Dead
A high-speed train crashed into a locomotive at a station in Ankara, Turkey, on December 13th. The accident happened when the high-speed train was on its way to Konya. At least nine people were killed in the crash. At least forty-six others were injured.
Train Derails Near Barcelona; 1 Dead, 44 Injured
A train derailed outside Barcelona, Spain, on November 20th. Authorities believe that a landslide caused the crash between the towns of Terrassa and Manresa. One person was killed in the crash while forty-four others were injured.
Train Derails in Taiwan; At Least 18 Killed, Over 180 Injured
A train derailed near Xinma Station in Yilan county, Taiwan, on October 22nd. The accident happened when the Puyuma Express train was transporting three hundred and sixty-six passengers from Shulin in New Taipei City to Taitung City. At least eighteen people were killed in the crash. Over one hundred and eighty others were injured. The [...]
Train Crashes into Crowd in India; At Least 59 Dead
A train plows into a crowd of people near Amritsar, India, on October 19th. The victims were on the railway tracks watching celebrations of Hindu festival Dusshera when the commuter train ran over them. At least fifty-nine people were killed in the crash. Several others were injured. An investigation into the incident is underway.
Train Derails in Morocco; At Least 6 Dead, Over 70 Injured
A train derailed in Bouknadel, Morocco, on October 16th. The accident happened between the capital city of Rabat and the town of Kenitra. At least six people were killed in the crash. Over seventy others were injured. The cause of crash is being investigated.
Train Crashes in Northwest Turkey; 10 Killed, Over 70 Injured
A passenger train derailed in northwest Turkey, on July 8th. The train was heading from Uzunkopru in Edirne province, to Istanbul, when five wagons came off the tracks. Ten people were killed in the crash. Over seventy others were injured. Authorities believe the accident happened due to heavy rain and a landslide on the tracks.
