10 killed when train derails in heavy rains near Thai resort city of Hua HinOctober 5th, 2009 Thai train derails, killing 10 peopleBANGKOK — A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said. The train jumped the tracks as it approached a station before dawn near the popular resort on the Gulf of Thailand during a journey from the southern city of Trang to the capital, Bangkok, said Police Lt.
Medical official: 4 killed when train derails in heavy rains in central ThailandOctober 4th, 2009 Medical official: 4 dead in Thai train derailmentBANGKOK — At least four people were killed and 23 others hospitalized when a train derailed during heavy rains early Monday near a popular seaside resort in central Thailand, a medical official said. The train derailed before dawn near Hua Hin on the Gulf of Thailand, said Chatree Charoencheewakun, director of the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand.
8 killed when train derails in heavy rains in central ThailandOctober 4th, 2009 Thai train derails, killing 8 peopleBANGKOK — A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near the coastal Thai city of Hua Hin, killing at least eight people, including a two-year-old girl and injuring 88 others, officials said. The train jumped the tracks before dawn near the popular resort on the Gulf of Thailand during a trip from the southern city of Trang to the capital, Bangkok, said Police Lt.
Second BNSF freight train derails within 24 hours, crews work to get cars on trackSeptember 30th, 2009 Second BNSF freight train derails within 24 hoursGILLETTE, Wyo. — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train hauling coal in Wyoming has derailed, marking the second time within 24 hours that trains belonging to the railway company went off the tracks.
Kushinagar Express derails, five injuredAugust 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five passengers were injured when four coaches of the Kushinagar Express train from Mumbai derailed Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said. "The derailment took place this (Wednesday) morning at the Odwara railway station," Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector Kishori Prasad told IANS over phone from Basti, some 300 km from Lucknow.
8 workers injured in blast at southeast Ohio explosives plant where detonating cord is madeJuly 29th, 2009 At least 8 hurt in blast at Ohio explosives plantMcARTHUR, Ohio — An explosion at a southeast Ohio explosives manufacturing plant has injured at least eight workers. Austin Powder Co.
State TV says train in southern China derails, killing 4 people and injuring 50July 29th, 2009 Train derails in southern China, killing 4BEIJING — A landslide caused a train to derail in southern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 50, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region.
Police say 4 people injured in blast at southeast Ohio explosives plantJuly 28th, 2009 4 injured in blast at Ohio explosives plantMcARTHUR, Ohio — An explosion at a southeast Ohio explosives manufacturing plant has injured four workers. Austin Powder Co.
Explosion at Chicago plant that makes biodiesel injures 2; sends bricks and debris flyingJuly 17th, 2009 2 injured in explosion at Chicago factoryCHICAGO — Officials say an explosion at a Chicago biodiesel manufacturing plant that injured two workers was caused by a chemical reaction. Deputy Fire Chief Gene Ryan says the reaction caused a partial collapse of the one-story Columbus Foods plant.
17 cars from a coal train derail near Atlanta; tracks damaged but no injuries reportedJuly 1st, 2009 Coal train derails near Atlanta, no one hurtUNION CITY, Ga. — Seventeen cars from a coal train have derailed and tipped over in Georgia.
Train carrying gas derails and explodes in Tuscan town, one death, dozens of injuries reportedJune 30th, 2009 Train derails, explodes in ItalyROME — A freight train has derailed just outside a station in an Italian town and two cars filled with gas have exploded, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. The ANSA news agency reports the explosion and resulting fire engulfed several homes in the Tuscan town of Viareggio, collapsing two buildings, killing at least one person and injuring at least 50 people.
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.
Metro officials say 6-car commuter train collides with another train, derails near WashingtonJune 22nd, 2009 6-car train derails near Maryland-DC lineWASHINGTON — Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m.
Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla exhibit; EMS workers take people off, 1 by stretcherJune 2nd, 2009 Louisville Zoo train carrying visitors derailsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Emergency officials say 20 people, including children, have been taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries after train carrying Louisville Zoo visitors overturned.
6 killed, 11 injured in train crash in southern IndiaApril 29th, 2009 6 killed in train crash in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — Two men seized the controls of a passenger train in southern India and rammed it into another train Wednesday, killing themselves and four passengers, news reports said. Another 11 people were injured when the men, who were not authorized to operate the electric train, drove it into a goods train at Vyasarpadi Jeeva station on the outskirts of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting railway officials.
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