Four killed, 66 injured in US subway collision

October 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Eight people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a trekker vehicle and a lorry in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Monday. Police said the mishap occurred when the trekker driver lost control while trying to overtake the lorry in Baharampur.

September 20th, 2009 Mexico subway shooter charged with double homicideMEXICO CITY — A gunman who opened fire in a crowded Mexico City subway station faces double homicide charges. Police say Luis Felipe Hernandez was jailed Sunday on the charges after psychological exams determined he is fit to stand trial.

September 18th, 2009 FATEH JHANG - Seventeen people were killed and 55 others wounded Friday in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in eastern Pakistan, a media report said. The accident occurred on the Pindi-Kohat road in the Fateh Jhang tehsil of the Punjab province, the Online news agency reported.

September 18th, 2009 Attock/Fateh Jhang (Punjab, Pakistan), - At least 17 people were killed while 55 others were wounded in a head-on collision between two passengers buses at the Pindi-Kohat road on Friday. According to the Dawn, a passenger van carrying pilgrims who had gone to Gangol Sharif Danga Kharian for prayers on the eve of the 27th of Ramazan collided with another passenger van coming from Kohat which was on its way to Rawalpindi.

September 18th, 2009 Shooting in Mexico City subway kills at least 1MEXICO CITY — Mexico City's mayor says at least one person has been killed after a man opened fire inside a subway car during rush hour. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the gunman has been captured.

September 17th, 2009 Teenager struck, killed by DC subway trainWASHINGTON — A teenage boy was struck and killed by a subway train in Washington, D.C., and investigators believe he may have stepped in the train's path on purpose. Metro transit system officials said the unidentified boy was struck about 2 p.m.

August 23rd, 2009 ELLWANGEN - Four people died in a midair collision involving a helicopter and a light plane near the southern German town of Ellwangen Sunday, police said. The accident happened near an airfield where 1,000 visitors had gathered for a festival.

July 5th, 2009 JAKARTA - Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a train rammed into a minibus at an unmanned railway crossing in Indonesia, a media report said. The accident occurred at 10.35 a.m.

June 23rd, 2009 One dead, others hurt in DC rail transit collisionWASHINGTON — At least one person was killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington. A number of other passengers were severely injured, said District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter, in what he describes as a "mass casualty event." He said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Six people were killed and about 70 injured when two subway metro trains collided here during the late afternoon rush hour Monday, authorities said. The above-ground collision occurred about 5 p.m.

June 23rd, 2009 NTSB: Metro was asked to retrofit some rail carsWASHINGTON — A federal safety investigator says a 2004 Metro system accident led to requests to the subway system to retrofit or remove some older cars from service but that it was not done. Debbie Hersman, in an interview with The Associated Press, said officials are not yet certain that the same kind of cars, known as the 1000 Series, were involved in the deadly rush-hour collision Monday that killed nine people and injured scores of others, many seriously.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The death toll from a collision between two subway trains in the US capital Monday has risen to nine, broadcaster CNN reported Tuesday. At least 76 people were injured in the accident that has been described as the deadliest in the Washington Metrorail system's 33-year history.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A subway train derailed and collided with a second train Monday in the US capital Washington with at least one person killed and many injured, authorities said. The accident occurred around 5 p.m.

June 23rd, 2009 Over 60 people injured in collisionWASHINGTON — Over 60 passengers have been injured in the crash of two Metro trains. District of Columbia Fire Chief Dennis Rubin says that about 50 of the passengers fell into the quote — walking wounded — category of injuries.

June 23rd, 2009 DC Metro confirms earlier reports of 9 deadWASHINGTON — Metro transit officials are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith says four bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday after the rush-hour crash.