Three trains collide in the Netherlands

September 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.

September 24th, 2009 ROTTERDAM - The Netherlands will focus on industrial design at the "Design Cross-over Rotterdam" conference here Friday to promote India-Dutch collaboration, the European nation's India desk said Thursday. "The roundtable conference in Rotterdam shall open doors to opportunities between Rotterdam and India in integrated and sustainable design and the related design sectors," the Netherlands India desk said in a statement.

August 5th, 2009 Muni's chief operating officer gives resignationSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's chief operating officer is stepping down after two high-profile crashes involving Muni trains. Kenneth McDonald turned in his resignation Tuesday, saying his last day on the job would be Oct.

August 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.

July 19th, 2009 Several injured in San Francisco light-rail crashSAN FRANCISCO — Several people are injured after two light-rail trains collided in San Francisco. Judson True, a spokesman for the city's Muni service, says the crash occurred just before 3 p.m.

July 18th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit train driver may lose his job following claims that he pleasured himself at the controls of a 125mph locomotive. The driver has been accused of ogling porn and performing a sex act while operating on one of the country's busiest lines, and a colleague allegedly wandered into his cabin mid-journey and spotted that his privates were exposed.

July 3rd, 2009 Metro red line trains to resume normal speedsWASHINGTON — Metro officials say red line trains in greater Washington, D.C., will return to regular speeds this holiday weekend for the first time since a deadly crash. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when one train slammed into another train stopped on tracks.

June 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.

June 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.

June 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.

June 23rd, 2009 DC metro trains collide, killing 4 and wounding 70WASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first. District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out in what he described as a "mass casualty event." Rescue workers propped steel ladders up to the upper train cars to help survivors escape.

June 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.

June 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.

May 9th, 2009 Trolleys collide in Boston; 49 people hurtBOSTON — A trolley rear-ended another trolley that was stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston on Friday night, injuring about 50 people, and one of the conductors told police he was texting at the time of the crash, officials said. About 100 people were evacuated, and 49 were taken to area hospitals, but officials said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

April 23rd, 2009 Ships collide near Singapore port; no injuriesSINGAPORE — Two freight ships collided Thursday near Singapore's port, grounding one of the vessels for repairs, the port authority said. The 14-ton Iranian-registered freighter Danoosh carrying maize collided with a 3-ton Indonesian container ship a few miles (kilometers) off Singapore's coast, the Maritime and Port Authority said in a statement.