The transportation minister resigned after a train rammed a barrier at the Egyptian city’s main railway station, setting off a blaze that left charred bodies on the tracks.
Tag: Railroad Accidents and Safety
South Africa Train Crash Kills at Least 3 and Injures 300
The authorities were investigating the cause of the collision, the latest in a series of train accidents in South Africa.
Denmark Train Accident Kills 6 and Shuts Down a Major Transit Artery
The disaster occurred as a passenger train and a freight train passed each other on a windswept bridge, but it was not immediately clear what happened.
Train Crash in Ankara, Turkey, Kills at Least 9 and Injures Dozens
A passenger train and a maintenance locomotive hit each other on a line that a union leader said had been reopened before a signaling upgrade was finished.