Pic: Government of India From 2017 to 2021, there were more than 100,000 train-related deaths in India, according to a 2022 report published by the National Crime Records Bureau. That figure includes cases in which passengers fell from the trains, collisions, and people being mowed by ...
Six of the cars on the express train derailed, with one car with unreserved seating taking the brunt of the impact and accounting for most of the 40 deaths so far counted, senior police officer Amrendra Sainger said. “It has been reduced to a mangled iron mesh,” he said. “We do ...
NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- In one of the worst railway tragedies in India in recent years, at least 91 people were killed and more than 150 others injured after an express train derailed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday morning. "The mishap took place around 3:3...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the deaths and ordered authorities to provide treatment to the injured in the accident. The Indian government in 2015 announced an investment of over 137 billion U.S. dollars over a period of next five years to boost railways...
Odisha Chief Secretary P.K. Jena is quoted as saying that of the deaths, 205 bodies had been identified, while 83 others were yet to be identified. Program to ID unclaimed bodies in Pakistan reaping fruits Meanwhile, in neighbouring Pakistan, a biometric identification program dubbed...
Deaths in India train collision New Delhi, May 29 -- The Railways is considering stopping night movement of trains in the severely Naxalite-affected areas of the country after 13 bogies of the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed with five of its bogies getting hit by a goods train travel...
Indian Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also expressed grief over the deaths and said his ministry officials were on the spot assisting in rescue and relief measures. "Shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic train incident that occurred in Amritsar. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the ...
22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the derailment of a passenger train in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh rose to 39, railway officials said Sunday. At least 50 have been injured in the accident that took place Saturday night in Vizianagaram district, about 436 kilometers northeast ...
Broward cities launch campaign to reduce train crossing related deaths Campaign aims to raise awareness about the dangers of reckless behavior around trains and crossings May 22, 2023 Woman dies after being struck by Brightline, FEC trains in Deerfield Beach ...
India has lost about 200 elephants over the last decade to train accidents alone, and that's in addition to high number of deaths from poaching and accidental electrocutions. The domestic population of elephants, which are India's national heritage animal, has dropped dramatically over the la...