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
A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to hospitals, authorities said. The incident occurred in the Appalachian town of Damascus at the start of the annual Trail Days festival, as the main street was filled with hikers making their way from one...
07:35 AM, May 19, 2013
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,...
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
Surat: Ten passengers of a luxury bus returning from Mumbai to Amreli in Saurashtra were killed when the bus dashed into a container on Saturday night on National Highway 8. Eyewitnesses said that there were 45 people onboard the bus when the incident happened. While ten people died immediately on the spot, the remaining injured were rushed to the hospital. ...
08:35 AM, Apr 14, 2013
The Lok Sabha on Monday mourned the death of children in a road accident in Jalandhar district of Punjab. "I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic accident in which 11 innocent children lost their lives and several others were injured in Jalandhar district of Punjab," Speaker Meira Kumar said in the Lok Sabha. ...
01:17 PM, Mar 04, 2013
A school bus had a head-on collision with a truck early on Monday morning, following which casualties were feared. Reports said at least 10 children were feared dead in the accident, but there was no confirmation yet. ...
09:02 AM, Mar 04, 2013
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04:21 PM, Mar 03, 2013
A major accident on the Indapur-Pune National Highway on Saturday led to a massive fire at a petrol pump. ...
08:40 AM, Mar 03, 2013
Twenty-three people, including children and women, have been killed in an accident that took place near Patan in Gujarat late on Wednesday night. 18 other people were injured when the van they were travelling in, was hit by a Gujarat state transport bus. ...
08:18 AM, Jan 31, 2013
In an early morning tragedy in Chennai, four students died in a road accident at one of the busy roads near Perungudi. The four students were travelling on the footboard of a bus reportedly. ...
10:32 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Palwal: A family of five was charred to death on Tuesday when their Santro car collided with a tractor on the national highway in Palwal in Haryana. The collision caused a CNG leak and a massive explosion. The family was returning from Vrindavan when the accident took place. According to police, the occupants of the car were on their way to Delhi from Agra when the tractor moving ahead of...
08:59 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Faridabad: Five members of a family on Tuesday evening died near Palwal in Haryana after their car caught fire following a collision with a tractor. The family was coming from Vrindavan when the accident took place, and they burnt to death as the fire brigade arrived late. The car with a Delhi number met with the accident at around 4 pm on Tuesday near Palwal in Haryana. According to the...
10:14 PM, Oct 02, 2012
Hong Kong: A boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, authorities said. The boat was carrying utility company workers and their families to famed Victoria Harbour to watch a fireworks display in celebration of China's National Day and mid-autumn festival. The two vessels collided Monday night near Lamma Island off the...
09:42 AM, Oct 02, 2012
Five minutes after taking off on training sorties, two Air Force helicopters collided mid-air in Gujarat, leaving eight dead. ...
03:53 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Yan'an/Chengdu: Forty-seven people were killed and four were injured in two separate expressway collisions in China on Sunday. The first accident occurred around 2.18 am in China's Shaanxi province when a fully-occupied double-decker sleeper bus rammed into a methanol-loaded tanker, triggering a fire that instantly engulfed both vehicles and left 36 people aboard the bus dead, including the driver, Xinhua reported. Only three people escaped from the bus and two...
11:58 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid defender Pepe has been taken to hospital for overnight observation after hurting his head in a collision during the 1-1 home draw with Valencia in the Spanish league on Sunday. Pepe collided with teammate Iker Casillas in the 42nd minute when both tried to reach a cross in Real's area that led to Valencia's goal. The two players remained prone on the pitch for a few moments....
08:47 AM, Aug 20, 2012
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02:31 AM, Aug 13, 2012
Chandigarh: Two trucks collided in the Siwani area of the Bhiwani district of Haryana on Monday, leaving 27 people dead. One of the trucks in the mishap was carrying pilgrims from Ghugha Maari temple in Rajasthan to Kalayat and its surrounding areas of Kaithal district of Haryana. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. More details were awaited on the accident. (With additional information from PTI)...
10:38 AM, Jul 30, 2012
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
