Rosedale: A CSX freight train crashed into a trash truck, derailed and caught fire on Tuesday in a Baltimore suburb, setting off an explosion that rattled homes at least a half-mile away and sent a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
In the third serious derailment this month, the dozen or so rail cars, at least one carrying hazardous materials, went off the tracks at about 2 p.m. in Rosedale, a suburb east of Baltimore. A hazardous materials team responded, but Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said at a news conference that no toxic inhalants were being released. Officials did not order an evacuation.
By nightfall, the hazmat team had left, meaning there was no more danger posed from the chemicals in the rail car, said Baltimore County police Capt. Bruce Schultz.
The truck driver, 50-year-old John J Alban Jr, was in serious condition Tuesday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Two CSX workers aboard weren't hurt. Dale Walston said he lives about a half-mile away and that he thought he could smell chemicals. "It shook my house pretty violently and knocked things off the shelves," he said in an email to The Associated Press. The face of one warehouse near the train tracks was blown off....
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08:54 AM, May 29, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Six people were killed and three others injured, some of them critically, when a passenger train rammed into their vehicle in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place at an unmanned level crossing near Dhalapur village, about 130 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, when the vehicle, packed with passengers, was crossing the railway track. Five people, including three women, died on the spot. The injured...
09:28 PM, May 08, 2013
Chennai: One person has dies and over 20 people have been injured as 11 coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Express train got derailed on Wednesday morning at Sitheri near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. The accident happened at 5:50 am on Wednesday morning. The coaches of the weekly passenger which got derailed include five AC coaches, five non-AC coaches and one pantry coach. Rescue teams have been rushed to the spot. The...
07:52 AM, Apr 10, 2013
An inquest was told on Monday that Maynard was nearly four times above the legal alcohol limit for driving and had taken cocaine and ecstasy before he was electrocuted and hit by a train in June last year. ...
07:03 PM, Feb 27, 2013
A couple set themselves on fire and the bogie that they were travelling in, in Gulbarga in Karnataka. The police claim they were facing opposition from their families, which forced them to take this step. Railway sources say that Shankarappa, a rickshaw driver and Varsha, a student, set themselves on fire as their families were opposed to their affair. "They set themselves on fire inside the bathroom, but came out ...
09:26 AM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: Railways have ordered an inquiry into the Gulbarga train fire incident on Tuesday which claimed two lives and announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 lakh to the next of the kin of the dead. Two passengers were charred to death and about nine suffered severe burns when a general coach of Solapur-bound Falaknuma passenger train from Hyderabad caught fire during its halt at Gulbarga station. "An inquiry...
07:38 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Bangalore: The Hyderabad-Solapur Falaknuma passenger express caught fire in Karnataka on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and seven others injured. The train caught fire at the Gulbarga railway station in North Karnataka. Two coaches of the train were gutted in the fire. The fire was brought under control as the train was stationary when it caught fire. Some passengers were stuck inside the coaches that caught fire. The...
03:49 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Siwan: A bus on Wednesday collided with an express train at an unmanned railway crossing in Siwan district in Bihar, killing as least seven students. Following the accident, an angry mob set on fire the railway crossing where the incident took place. The mob also ransacked the Siwan railway station. The situation continues to be tense in the area. The speeding Bagh Express rammed into the bus of the DAV...
05:42 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Kochi: Five people were killed when their car was hit by the Hapa-Tirunelveli Express at an unmanned level crossing at nearby Aroor on Sunday, Railway sources said. Three persons were killed on the spot, while two others, including a three year-old child, were rushed to hospital, where they were declared brought dead, the sources said. The accident occurred around 3:00 pm, they said. ...
05:04 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Jalpaiguri/Katihar: Two passengers of a Guwahati-bound special train carrying Northeast Indians fleeing Bangalore were killed and seven others injured on Sunday after they were beaten up and pushed out by unidentified persons. Police and railway authorities remained tightlipped on the identity of the attacked passengers, who hailed from Assam, pending an investigation. Special trains were operated by Railways from Bangalore to ferry passengers fleeing the city over fears of attacks...
09:52 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Gagan Narang shoots bronze at the London Olympics. Tamil Nadu Express catches fire killing at least 32 people. ...
11:55 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Gagan Narang has provided India its first medal of the 2012 London Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle event. ...
10:34 PM, Jul 30, 2012
Mumbai: A tragedy occurred in Thane after the Vidarbha Express collided with a local train, which had already got derailed near Kasara. One person died and 21 others were injured in the incident. The Central Railways has announced Rs 5 lakh for relatives of the deceased and rs 1 lakh for the injured. Two of the injured have been admitted to the Kasara government Hospital and four others have been...
08:44 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Hyderabad: As many as 350 sheep and a leopard were crushed under a train in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district on Wednesday. The accident took place while the leopard was chasing the sheep near Anantapuram in Sompeta mandal in north coastal Andhra, about 700 km from here. Police said the leopard, which had strayed from a nearby forest, was chasing the sheep and they all came under the train while crossing...
04:52 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Jaunpur: The Doon Express on Thursday got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, killing at least three people died and injuring 15 other. Union Railways Minister Mukul Roy ordered an enquiry into the accident, saying sabotage cannot be ruled out. The Railway Minister, who is mostly absent from New Delhi, ordered the routine enquiry in Kolkata. A crowded Doon Express was en-route to Dehradun from Howrah when...
08:53 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy has said that sabotage cannot be ruled out in the Doon Express accident near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. A total of five bogies of the 18-coach Doon Express derailed killing at least five people and injuring 12 others. The Railway Minister also ordered a high-level enquiry into the incident, terming the accident as unfortunate. "Relief and rescue operations are...
04:42 PM, May 31, 2012
Five people died and 12 got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon Express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. ...
04:41 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Five people died and twelve got injured after five bogies of the 18-coach Doon express got derailed near Mahrawa station in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. Doon Express 13009 was going to Dehradun from Howrah. Most people have been rescued and the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded a probe into the mishap. The District Magistrate...
01:44 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Some bogies of an Indore-Ratlam passenger train caught fire on Tuesday night. Thankfully all the passengers were evacuated safely. The rail traffic at the route had to be halted for some time. A probe has now been ordered. This comes just a week after the Hampi Express collided with a goods train killing over 20 people in Andhra Pradesh. ...
08:57 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Seven officials, including two loco drivers, have been suspended by the Railways in connection with last Tuesday's rail mishap in Andhra Pradesh that claimed 25 lives. The May 22 accident of Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express at Penukonda station in Anantapur district of South Western Railway also injured 55 people. The suspended officials included station master of Penukonda Station of Bangalore division M Sri Ramulu, traffic inspector of Hindupur Station...
06:11 PM, May 27, 2012
