Passengers discover bodies in Maurya Express at DhanbadOctober 4th, 2009 DHANBAD - Passengers on the Maurya Express got a shock when they discovered bodies of two men tied in bags in the toilets of a passenger train in Dhanbad in Jharkhand, police said Sunday. The bodies were lying in toilets of different coaches of the Maurya Express late Saturday.
One dead after train collision near RotterdamSeptember 24th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - One man died and several people were injured as two cargo trains collided and hit a passenger train Thursday night near Rotterdam, Dutch police said. The driver of one of the cargo trains died and, according to police, "relatively few others were injured" when two cargo trains collided around 10.30 p.m.
Three trains collide in the NetherlandsSeptember 24th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Several people were injured as two cargo trains collided and hit a passenger train near Rotterdam Thursday night, according to Dutch police. Police said "there were relatively few injured" after the two cargo trains collided at about 10.30 p.m.
Two killed, 18 injured in accident near Fatehpur SikriSeptember 23rd, 2009 AGRA - Two people were killed and 18 injured when a tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas (LPG) hit a tractor-trailer carrying more than 30 passengers close to Fatehpur Sikri, police said Thursday. The incident occurred Wednesday.
Street cars, SUV collide on busy San Francisco street, injuring 6 and delaying commutersAugust 4th, 2009 Street cars, SUV collide in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO — Another light rail accident along San Francisco's transportation system is delaying commuters on the city's busy Market Street. Officials say six people were injured in the crash, which involved two historic San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency street cars and an SUV at around 5:45 p.m.
2 passenger ferries collide in Swedish port, several passengers injuredJuly 23rd, 2009 2 passenger ferries collide in Swedish portSTOCKHOLM — Two large passenger ferries collided outside a port south of Stockholm on Thursday, injuring 15 people, police said. Roger Kampe of the Stockholm police said five people had been taken to the hospital with serious injuries, while 10 other passengers had been slightly hurt in the crash in Nynashamn, 35 miles (60 kilometers) from Stockholm.
Hotel shuttle, bus collide in early morning crash at Newark airport, killing 1, injuring 3July 22nd, 2009 1 dead, 3 injured in Newark airport shuttle crashNEWARK, N.J. — A hotel shuttle and a bus carrying FedEx employees have collided at Newark Liberty International Airport, killing a driver and injuring three passengers.
Trains collide in central China leaving 3 dead, 60 injuredJune 29th, 2009 3 dead, 60 hurt in central China train collisionBEIJING — Two passenger trains collided Monday in an accident that killed three people and injured 60 as train cars were derailed and nearby houses knocked over, Chinese state media and an official said. The pre-dawn crash occurred in Hunan province when a train going from the provincial capital Changsha to the southern city of Shenzhen collided with another Shenzhen-bound train, state television said.
Trains collide in central China, derailing cars, crushing nearby homes; 3 dead, 63 injuredJune 29th, 2009 3 dead, 63 hurt in central China train collisionBEIJING — Two passenger trains collided Monday, derailing cars, crushing nearby homes and killing three people, Chinese state media and an official said. The pre-dawn crash, which injured 63, occurred in Hunan province when a train going from the provincial capital Changsha to the southern city of Shenzhen collided with another Shenzhen-bound train, state television said.
Metro transit trains collide during rush hour near the D.C.-Maryland border, killing 4June 23rd, 2009 Metro trains collide near D.C., killing at least 4WASHINGTON — The mayor of Washington, D.C., says four people are dead after a collision between two transit trains. Mayor Adrian Fenty says that would make it the deadliest accident in the history of the Metro train system.
Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystandersJune 23rd, 2009 Transit bus, car collide in Calif.; 10 injuredPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street.
Recent commuter train accidents in the USJune 23rd, 2009 Recent commuter train accidents in the USRecent commuter train accidents in the United States:
—June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. —May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people.
Six killed in Kashmir bus accidentJune 10th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Six passengers, including four women, were killed and 29 were injured when the bus they were travelling in rolled down into a river near south Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist resort Wednesday, police said. The bus was travelling from Anantnag town to Pahalgam when the driver lost control after a tyre burst at Yaner village, 16 km from the hill resort
"Six passengers died on the spot" after the bus rolled down into the Lidder river, a police officer told IANS.
Three injured in Jharkhand train robberyJune 1st, 2009 RANCHI - Three people were injured while trying to fight robbers who looted cash and other valuables worth Rs.200,000 from train passengers in Jharkhand, police said Monday. Around 10 robbers raided a sleeper coach of a passenger train between Telo and Chandrapura railway stations Sunday night.
16 killed in Bangladesh road crashMay 28th, 2009 DHAKA - At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a bus and a truck collided head-on in Bangladesh's northwestern Sirajganj district, according to police. The accident occurred at Pachalia, leaving 13 passengers dead on the spot while three others succumbed to their injuries at a nearby clinic, an inspector of the highway police said.
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