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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

Two people dead after failed train-track rescue tragedy

Two people dead after failed train-track rescue tragedy

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

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

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.

Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

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

Regulator to investigate fatal truck and train crash

Regulator to investigate fatal truck and train crash

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

'Slow down' note handed to driver before train tragedy

'Slow down' note handed to driver before train tragedy

'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.

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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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