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Spanish train drivers call for strike after derailments

Spanish train drivers call for strike after derailments

A train drivers' union is calling for a nationwide strike in Spain after a series of accidents, including a high-speed collision that left 42 people dead.

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Emergency workers are still looking for bodies among the wreckage of two high-speed trains that collided in southern Spain, leaving at least 40 people dead.

Death toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

Death toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

Death toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

Death toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain in a collision that killed at least 39 people.

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Another crane collapse in Thailand, killing two people

Another crane collapse in Thailand, killing two people

Two people are dead after a construction crane collapsed in Thailand, a day after a crane accident caused ⁠the deaths of 32 train passengers.

Crane falls on a train in Thailand, killing at least 30

Crane falls on a train in Thailand, killing at least 30

A train travelling from Thailand's capital has derailed after a construction crane fell on one of its carriages, ‌killing 30 people and injuring ‍many others.

One dead, 30 hurt in Machu Picchu tourist train crash

One dead, 30 hurt in Machu Picchu tourist train crash

Two trains taking tourists to and from Peru’s famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu have crashed, killing one person and injuring about 30 passengers.

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Mexican authorities say at least 13 ‍people ⁠are dead after a train derailed in the southern ‌state of Oaxaca.

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Three Britons among dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

Three Britons among dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

Three Britons among dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

Three Britons among dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

Most of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in Lisbon were foreigners, Portuguese police say, as investigations continue into the cause of the crash.

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Flags fly at half-mast in Portugal as authorities work to identify those killed when a light-rail carriage crashed at the bottom of a steep slope.

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Death toll in Portugal streetcar crash rises to 17

Portuguese are in mourning a day after a famed streetcar derailed and crashed in a Lisbon street, as the death toll from the accident rises to 17.

Emergency call not heeded before major train derailment

Emergency call not heeded before major train derailment

Emergency call not heeded before major train derailment

Emergency call not heeded before major train derailment

The spotlight has been shone on rail safety following a train derailment south of Sydney that was caused by a criminal's actions.

Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Investigators will probe CCTV footage and the speed of an oncoming train to determine how a father and his daughter died when a pram rolled onto the tracks.

Years of anguish for train driver's widow after crash

Years of anguish for train driver's widow after crash

Years of anguish for train driver's widow after crash

Years of anguish for train driver's widow after crash

Jenny Kennedy will never forget the day her beloved, train driver husband John was killed in a derailment north of Melbourne in 2020.

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

Rail operators fined $525k over fatal train derailment

NSW Trains and Australian Rail Track Corporation have been sentenced in a Melbourne court after two men were killed in a 2020 train derailment.

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Driver's wife last to be told about death in derailment

NSW Trains and the Australian Rail Track Corporation have pleaded guilty to safety breaches in a Melbourne court after a train derailed and killed two workers.

'Everyone deserves to arrive home': plan for safer rail

Better technology and education are part of a new national strategy to eliminate deaths and injury at Australia's 22,000 level crossings.

Two people dead after failed train-track rescue tragedy

A man and a woman have been killed by a freight train after trying to retrieve some property from the tracks.

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Investigators have charged a truck driver over the deaths of two train drivers killed when the vehicles collided near the South Australia-NSW border.

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Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

Two train drivers have died after their locomotive collided with a truck at a level crossing near the South Australia-NSW border.

Regulator to investigate fatal truck and train crash

Workplace regulators will investigate the death of a 30-year-old truck driver after his rig became stuck on a level crossing and was struck by a train.

'Slow down' note handed to driver before train tragedy

A Melbourne-bound train was travelling at up to 127km/h when it derailed, killing two men and injuring passengers, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.

Pakistan train derailment death toll rises to 30

Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan has risen to at least 30 with more fatalities possible.

Caution urged around railway lines as deaths mount

Australians are being urged to take more care around the nation's rail network, as statistics reveal seven people die in rail-related incidents per month.

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