Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 3 people
1 year ago

Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 3 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least three people, officials said. The accident happened about 500 meters from Cicalengka train station in West Java’s Bandung city, said Ayep Hanapi, a spokesperson for PT Kereta Api Indonesia, the national railways. At least three people were killed and several others were injured, West Java Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said.

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Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident

Hindustan Times  

Two people were killed and eight injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed when its engine had a “side collision” with a goods train that went off the tracks before the accident in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of railway disasters across the country in recent months that prompted authorities …

11 dead, 20 injured after bus carrying children overturns in Indonesia's West Java
8 months ago

11 dead, 20 injured after bus carrying children overturns in Indonesia's West Java

Firstpost  

The incident took place on Saturday when the bus was transporting 40 students from Lingga Kencana Vocational School in Depok, West Java At least 11 people were killed after a bus overturned in Subang Regency, West Java. According to Jakarta Globe, the bus was carrying dozens of vocational school students and the local hospital reported that at least 20 people …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
10 months, 1 week ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Freight train kills 3 people at a railway crossing at a train station in central Sweden
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Freight train kills 3 people at a railway crossing at a train station in central Sweden

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A freight train hit and …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India

Hindustan Times  

At least two passengers have died and some were injured after being hit by a train near Kaljariya railway crossing in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand area on Wednesday, Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said. People stand near a railway track where at least two persons were run over and killed by a train near Kaljharia area, in Jamtara district. Read Here: …

Indonesia train collision | Four dead, 22 injured
1 year ago

Indonesia train collision | Four dead, 22 injured

The Hindu  

Four people were killed and at least 22 injured when two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Indonesia on January 5, officials said. The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 on board took place at 6:03 a.m. local time near Cicalengka, railway operator PT KAI said. "KAI is deeply saddened and …

Train Accident: Jagan Seeks Probe, Toll At 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Train Accident: Jagan Seeks Probe, Toll At 14

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: AP Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to constitute a high-level panel to inquire into the cause of the train mishap on Sunday night, which has claimed 14 lives so far and left about 50 injured. How did the communications system fail?” A preliminary railway probe into …

Andhra train accident: Toll rises to 13, site cleared
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra train accident: Toll rises to 13, site cleared

Hindustan Times  

The toll from the train accident at Kantakapalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram rose to 13 on Monday even as four of the over 50 people injured in the crash were said to be critical, officials said. The crash came months after faulty connections in the automated signalling system led to India’s worst rail disaster in two decades on June 2 …

6 dead and over 40 injured in train accident in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

6 dead and over 40 injured in train accident in Andhra Pradesh

Op India  

6 persons died and several others were injured on 29th October after two passenger trains collided in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district. The incident happened after a passenger train that was heading to Rayagada from Visakhapatnam derailed after colliding with another train in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, Divisional Railway Manager said. More details awaited: Divisional Railway Manager pic.twitter.com/ZcynNnoJye — ANI October …

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents

Hindustan Times  

At least 288 persons have died and over 900 injured in an accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening. The 2841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express hit a goods train near Bahanagar Bazar Railway Station at about 6.55pm and 15 coaches of the train derailed. November 20, 2016: The Pukhrayan train derailed when the 19321 Indore–Rajendra Nagar Express …

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha mishap third major train accident in 3 decades; A look at past incidents

Hindustan Times  

At least 288 persons have died and over 900 injured in an accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening. The 2841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express hit a goods train near Bahanagar Bazar Railway Station at about 6.55pm and 15 coaches of the train derailed. November 20, 2016: The Pukhrayan train derailed when the 19321 Indore–Rajendra Nagar Express …

Odisha train accident leaves over 230 dead: 10 points on three-way collision
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha train accident leaves over 230 dead: 10 points on three-way collision

Hindustan Times  

The three-train collision in Odisha has left at least 233 people dead and nearly 900 injured, officials said on Saturday. The deadly train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train occurred around 7 pm Friday and rescuers have been engaged in relief efforts to free passengers trapped in the damaged rail coaches …

Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people
3 years, 7 months ago

Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people

The Hindu  

Two light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, injuring more than 200 people, in the first major crash for the 23-year-old metro system. Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong told local media that a metro train carrying 213 passengers collided with a vacant carriage on a test-run in a tunnel near the Petronas Towers, one of the …

Earthquake in Indonesia's Java, Bali Kills 6; No Tsunami Warning
3 years, 9 months ago

Earthquake in Indonesia's Java, Bali Kills 6; No Tsunami Warning

News 18  

A strong earthquake killed at least six people and damaged buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. Falling rocks killed a woman on a motorcycle and badly injured her husband in East Java's Lumajang district, said Raditya Jati, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Indonesia's search and rescue agency …

25 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
5 years ago

25 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

The Hindu  

Twenty-five people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia’s Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, police said on Tuesday. Mr. Gumara said the bus plunged into a 80-meter -deep ravine and crashed into a fast-flowing river after the driver lost control of the vehicle in an area with a number of sharp inclines. Early …

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