New York: Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston.
A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 pm on Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City on the Long Island Sound, authorities said.
That caused some cars on the second train, which was destined for New Haven, to likewise leave the tracks, CNN reported citing a Metro-North spokesperson.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy told reporters on Friday night that five people were "critically injured," one of whom was in "very critical condition."...
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09:30 AM, May 18, 2013
Nearly 50 people were injured on Friday when two commuter trains collided during evening rush hour near the Connecticut town of Fairfield, shutting down Amtrak service between New York and Boston indefinitely, police and transit officials said. Authorities said there were no reports of fatalities in the accident that occurred shortly after 6 pm EDT (2200 GMT). Anita Shrum, a spokeswoman for Bridgeport Hospital, said one person was seriously injured...
07:02 AM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: The Vidarbha Express on Thursday collided with a local train in Kasara near Mumbai, killing three and injuring at least 31 people. The Vidarbha Express, which was going towards Nagpur, collided with a local train that was already derailed. According to reports, while a total of four bogies of the Vidarbha Express got derailed in the accident, S-9 and S-10 bogies of the train got severely damaged. The incident...
10:55 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Penukonda: The death toll in the train accident in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 24, with over 35 people injured, sources say. The Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods train at Penukonda in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday morning. The accident happened at around 3:15 am on Tuesday. Earlier, Railway Minister Mukul Roy had said, "It is a sad incident. I have ordered for a...
12:13 PM, May 22, 2012
Penukonda: Eighteen people have been charred to death and over 35 have been injured after the Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods train at Penukonda in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday morning. The accident happened at around 3:15 am on Tuesday. The Hampi Express was on its way to Bangalore and reportedly overshot the signal. All those trapped inside the first three mangled bogies including...
10:20 AM, May 22, 2012
Hyderabad: The Hampi Express collided with a goods train near Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday morning on its way from Hubli to Bangalore. The death toll has risen to 16 and over 25 were injured in the collision, according to a railway spokesperson. The accident happened at around 3:45 am on Tuesday. Railway Minister Mukul Roy is reportedly on his way to the accident site. The Railway Ministry...
07:33 AM, May 22, 2012
Warsaw: Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into how a train ended up on the wrong tracks after two engines collided head on late on Saturday, killing 15 people and leaving 54 in hospitals. Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the accident the most tragic train catastrophe in Poland in recent years after visiting the site in the early hours of Sunday. He said it was too soon to say what...
02:17 PM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: One bogie of the Brahmaputra Mail got derailed on Wednesday leaving five dead and six injured. Accident took place at 5.50 AM at Karanpura in Eastern Railways division. The accident happened when a stationary goods train with fault in the engine suddenly rolled back and hit the sleeper coach at Karanpura station. Sahibganj SP Vijay Laxmi said, "Rescue operations are on. All the injured have been shifted to...
07:38 AM, Jan 11, 2012
In a freak accident in the US, three freight trains crashed in Northwest Indiana on Friday. One of them was ferrying highly flammable material. The accident occured when one of the trains rear-ended another that had stopped on the tracks for unknown reasons. The crash triggered an explosion. Firefighters struggled to control the blaze. No casualties were reported. ...
10:39 AM, Jan 07, 2012
New Delhi: The country has seen three train accidents in less than 24 hours in which atleast seven people have been killed and over 22 others injured. While the first tragedy took place on Tuesday in which seven people were killed in a fire on the Howrah-Dehradun Express in Jharkhand, a train derailed in Anantnag, Kashmir on Wednesday while another collided with a goods train in Odisha. At least 20...
04:56 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Odisha-bound Samaeshwari Express has collided with a goods trains in Jharsuguda on Wednesday. According to reports, 2 passengers have suffered injuries but no casualties have been reported so far. Relief and rescue teams have been rushed to the site and railway officials are already taking stock of the situation there. This comes a day after 7 people were killed when a fire broke out in two bogies...
09:25 AM, Nov 23, 2011
Chennai: A human error may have have led to the collision between Chennai Beach-Vellore local and Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger train on Tuesday night near Chennai in which 10 people were killed and 72 injured. Preliminary reports have indicated the driver may have ignored signals and speed restrictions. "The train was going in front when another one came and hit it from the rear," said Sunder, a passenger. "The train was split ...
10:33 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Chennai: A human error may have have led to the collision between Chennai Beach-Vellore local and Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger train on Tuesday night near Chennai in which 10 people were killed and 72 injured. Preliminary reports have indicated the driver may have ignored signals and speed restrictions. "The train was going in front when another one came and hit it from the rear," said Sunder, a passenger. "The train was split ...
10:33 PM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: A majority of the train accidents that take place in India are due to human error. CNN-IBN has accessed an internal safety report of the Railways which says that 18 of 21 accidents in the last four months took place due to human error. Comptroller and Auditor General reports and internal safety audits conducted by the Railways have been pointing out how the organisation has been compromising on...
04:34 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Sitheri (TN): Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said investigation into the train collision here which killed nine persons would go into all details to ensure such mishaps do not recur, but said it was "too early to blame anybody". Speaking to reporters after visiting the mishap site and the injured in hospitals, he said preliminary findings indicated that the MEMU Coach operator should have stopped at the signal. Instead,...
03:28 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Chennai: The Southern Railway has temporarily cancelled about 10 trains passing through Arakkonam-Katpadi section following last night's train mishap at Sitheri near Arakkonam. According to a statement by Southern Railway on Wednesday, the cancelled trains were Chennai Central-Bangalore Mail, Chennai Central-Erode Yercaud express, Chennai Central-Coimbatore Kovai Express, Coimbatore-Chennai Central Kovai Express, Chennai Central-Bangalore Brindavan Express. Bangalore-Chennai Central Brindavan Express, Chennai Central-Coimbatore Duronto Express, Coimbatore-Chennai Central Duronto Express, Erode-Chennai Central Yercaud...
12:18 PM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: Railway authorities claim that the collision between the Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) train and the Arakonam-Katpadi passenger train took place due to human error. They blame the EMU driver for overspeeding and skipping red signals before crashing into the stationary Arakonam-Katpadi passenger train near Chitheri station, about 90 kms from Chennai at about 9:30 PM on Tuesday. Railway Board spokesperson Anil Saxena said that...
12:18 PM, Sep 14, 2011
Chennai: Preliminary investigation into the train accident at Sitheri has found that it took place due to over-speeding of the EMU train which rammed into a stationary train, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said. However, a comprehensive probe would be launched to ascertain if the accident occurred due to human error or technical fault, Trivedi, who arrived Chennai from Delhi along with a team of railway officials, told reporters....
11:22 AM, Sep 14, 2011
Chitheri, Tamil Nadu: This sleepy village in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district woke up to the sound of a big bang caused by collision of two trains with locals initially mistaking it to a 'bomb blast'. "We all first thought it was a bomb blast. The sound was so deafening. But later we realised that it was a train accident. When I reached the spot, it was dark and smoke had...
09:54 AM, Sep 14, 2011
Additional DRM Chennai Usha Venugopal said the priority is recovery efforts and medical attention for injured. ...
09:50 AM, Sep 14, 2011
