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Police cars near the site of a high-speed train collision in Adamuz, near Córdoba, southern Spain, January 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
January 19, 2026, 11:10 am
Toll in Spain train collision rises to at least 39 dead as rescue efforts continue
Spanish transport minister says cause of crash is unclear; stretch of track where it happened was renovated last year, and the train itself was less than four years old
By IAIN SULLIVAN, Joseph Wilson and SUMAN NAISHADHAM
Screengrab of a social media video showing thousands of commuters backed up at Tel Aviv's HaHagana rail station after a man was killed on the tracks near the station, November 30, 2025. (X)
November 30, 2025, 11:56 am
Man killed by train after falling on tracks in Tel Aviv, causing rush-hour chaos
Israel Railways says man fell onto tracks from overpass south of HaHagana Station, was struck by oncoming train; rail service around Tel Aviv halted for 2 hours, gradually resumes
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A train at a station in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 28, 2023, 2:53 pm
Young man killed after being hit by train at Kiryat Motzkin station
Officials say the man in his 20s walked onto that track, for reasons that are unclear
By ToI Staff
Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station on June 22, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 16, 2023, 11:27 am
Woman collapses onto track in Tel Aviv, is killed by train
Eyewitnesses say passenger lost her balance, apparently due to medical reasons, then fell onto rails at Savidor Central station
By ToI Staff
People gather at the site where a passenger train derailed killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 98 others, near Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt. (AP Photo/Tarek Wagih, File)
April 20, 2021, 5:07 pm
Egypt fires rail authority chief after string of deadly accidents
Country in uproar over mismanagement of dilapidated train lines, following deadly crash that killed 11
By AFP
People gather by an overturned train carriage at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt's central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya on April 18, 2021. (Ayman AREF / AFP)
April 18, 2021, 10:42 pm
At least 11 dead, nearly 100 hurt as train derails outside Cairo
Cause of crash not immediately clear; rescue teams search for survivors
By Samy Magdy
In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, passengers are helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan, April 2, 2021. (hsnews.com.tw via AP)
April 2, 2021, 10:59 am
At least 36 killed, dozens wounded after train derails in Taiwan
Rescue services operating on the scene near coastal city of Hualien; island’s worst rail accident in decades
By amber wang
Pakistani officials examine a train damaged by a fire in Liaquatpur, Pakistan, October 31, 2019. (Siddique Baluch/AP)
October 31, 2019, 9:43 am
Fire on moving train kills at least 71 passengers in central Pakistan
Unauthorized gas stove apparently explodes, starting blaze that sweeps through carriages in Punjab region; some jumped to death as they tried to escape flames
By AP
Firefighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019. (Stringer/AFP)
February 27, 2019, 11:47 pm
Fight between conductors caused train crash that killed at least 25 in Cairo
Runaway locomotive collided head-on with buffer stop, causing a huge explosion and fire; at least 47 people injured, many critically
By AP
Fire fighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019 (Hussein Talal / AFP)
February 27, 2019, 1:08 pm
Egypt railcar crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25
At least 47 injured in blaze at Ramses Station; transport minister resigns and PM vows any person found to be negligent will be held accountable
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An Israel Railways train passes the Ayalon Highway, near the Arlozorov Street 'Central' train station in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 25, 2018, 12:27 pm
Man killed by train after getting on tracks in Tel Aviv
Incident causes disruptions in railway schedule as one of the tracks at Tel Aviv HaShalom station temporarily closed
By Michael Bachner
The body of a victim of a train accident lies covered in cloth on a railway track in Amritsar, India, Oct. 19, 2018 (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
October 19, 2018, 8:38 pm
At least 50 dead after train runs over crowd in India
Train hits large group of people standing on railway line to watch a fireworks show in northern city of Amritsar during Hindu holiday
By AFP
An Israel Railways train passes the Ayalon Highway, near the Arlozorov Street 'Central' train station in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 27, 2018, 7:31 pm
Man killed by train at Tel Aviv station
Police instruct Israel Railways to stop traffic through Tel Aviv HaShalom station for several hours as it investigates
By Michael Bachner
Construction at the Jerusalem station of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv fast train, December, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 26, 2018, 9:17 am
First responders warn of rescue concerns for Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train
Experts call for opening of rail link to be delayed as lack of vehicles needed to reach inside tunnels, large numbers of passengers could hamper rescue efforts in major disaster
By ToI Staff
A helicopter flies over the site where a train derailed at Corlu district in Tekirdag, northwest Turkey, on July 9, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / DHA)
July 9, 2018, 6:09 pm
Death toll in Turkey train disaster rises to 24, hundreds hurt
Erdogan says fatal derailment due to ground erosion has ‘deeply upset the whole nation’; authorities investigating accident
By Stuart Williams
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