train accident
- India
Goods trains collide in UP’s Fatehpur, loco pilot injured
Kanpur: A freight train rammed into a stationary goods train in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district on Tuesday, February 4, leaving a loco pilot injured and causing the derailment of the guard coach…
- India
Maha train accident: Passengers pulled emergency chain after spotting sparks
Jalgaon: Panic gripped passengers when sparks flew from the wheels of Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express after brakes were applied ahead of a railway station in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, prompting some of them to…
- India
Maharastra: Nearly 10 die after jumping from train amid rumour, hit by another train
Jalgaon: Chaos erupted at Paranda railway station in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district following rumours of a fire on the Pushpak Express. In a desperate bid to save their lives, passengers began jumping off…
- India
Indian railways reports 29 accidents this year, 71 injured & 17 dead
New Delhi: A total of 29 train accidents took place in the current financial year up to November 26 due to equipment failure and sabotage among other reasons that left 17 people…
- India
Train accidents have declined by 73% in last 10 years: Ashwini
New Delhi: As a consequence of various safety measures taken by Indian Railways there has been an over 70 per cent decline in the number of train accidents during the last 10…
- India
Coordination gap between rly workers led to death of pointsman: ECR probe
Begusarai: A lack of coordination between two rail employees during a shunting operation led to one of them getting stuck in the buffers of the engine and a power car, causing his…
- India
Video: Railway worker crushed to death during engine shunting
A railway employee was crushed to death by a train engine in a mishap during the shunting process at the Barauni Junction railway station in Begusarai, Bihar, on Saturday morning, November 9.…
- India
Balasore train accident: Signal staff union welcomes bail to 3 accused
New Delhi: The Indian Railway S&T Maintainers’ Union welcomed Orissa High Court’s Tuesday decision to grant bail to the three accused in the June 2023 Balasore triple train accident that had killed…
- Chennai
How many more families must be destroyed: Rahul Gandhi on Bagmati Express accident
New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, October 12, attacked the Centre over the train accident in Tamil Nadu, saying no lessons have been learned despite…
- India
Bagmati Express Accident: 19 injured, Southern Railway initiates probe
Chennai: As many as 19 passengers of the Bagmati Express (Train No 12578), which derailed at Kavaraipettai on the night of October 11, have been admitted to hospital. The condition of four…
- News
Coupling of Magadh Express breaks, train splits into two in Bihar’s Buxar
Patna: The coupling of Magadh Express from New Delhi to Islampur broke, splitting the train into two in Bihar’s Buxar district on Sunday, an official said. No one was injured in the…
- India
India lost 200 elephants in train accidents in 10 years: Wildlife SOS
Mumbai: Ahead of World Elephant Day on August 12, the Wildlife SOS said that India lost at least 200 elephants in train collisions between 201-2020, or on average, 20 pachyderms run or…
- India
LS debate: MPs express concerns over increasing rail accidents
New Delhi: Several MPs on Wednesday voiced their concerns over the increasing number of rail accidents and the state of railway services in India. Congress MP from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Harish Meena, during…
- India
Yet another rail accident but ‘PR machine of Fail Minister’ continues: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw after the train derailment in Jharkhand, saying since June the “Fail Minister” has “overseen three accidents” that have…
- India
Gonda accident: Probe blames improper fastening of track; Railways disagree
New Delhi: A five-member team of senior railway officials investigating the derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express has blamed improper fastening of the rail track for the accident, sources said. One member of the…
