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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
Illustrative: 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
Illustrative: 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
Survivors of a train derailment in Corlu, in the Turkish province of Tekirdag, on July 8, 2018, that killed at least 10 and left some 73 injured. (AFP Photo/DHA)
July 8, 2018, 10:18 pm
Turkey train derailment kills at least 10, injures 73
Ground under tracks appears to collapse due to heavy rains in western province of Tekirdag; local hospitals ask for blood donations
By AP
Medics at the scene of a collision between a train and a car in central Israel, April 7, 2018 (MDA)
April 8, 2018, 5:01 am
2 killed, 2 injured as car is hit by train in central Israel
Vehicle drives on to tracks in area without authorized crossing, is split in two
By TOI staff
Aftermath of a train smashed into a bus which had broken down at level crossing in Russia, October 6, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 6, 2017, 11:22 am
At least 16 killed in Russian train-bus collision
Fatalities include at least one child after bus broke down on level crossing 110 kilometers east of Moscow
By AFP
Egyptian officials and emergency personnel remove the wreckage of a collision between two trains on August 11, 2017 near Khorshid station in Alexandria. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
August 13, 2017, 12:33 am
Egypt punishes train disaster ‘selfie medics’
Ambulance crew members faced online uproar after taking photos in front of deadly train wreck
By AFP
Egyptian officials and emergency personnel remove the wreckage of a collision between two trains on August 11, 2017 near Khorshid station in Alexandria. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
August 12, 2017, 5:45 am
Death toll in Egypt train collision reaches 43
Another 122 injured in crash between two passenger trains near Alexandria in country’s deadliest rail accident in over a decade
By Mohammed Wagdy and MENNA ZAKI
Illustrative photo of an Israeli ambulance (photo credit: Pierre Terdjman/Flash90)
August 4, 2017, 9:21 am
Elderly man killed in bus collision; woman seriously injured by train
In separate incidents, a 60-year-old pedestrian is seriously injured in Ramat Gan collision and a 71-year-old man drowns in Tel Aviv
By TOI staff
An emergency services worker looks at a derailed tram in Croydon, south London, Wednesday Nov. 9, 2016. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
November 9, 2016, 1:47 pm
London tram derails, at least 50 hurt, 2 remain trapped
20-car commuter carriage serving Croydon seen lying on side near underpass
By AP and TOI staff
An injured man is evacuated at New Jersey Transit's rail station in Hoboken, New Jersey September 29, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / KENA BETANCUR)
September 29, 2016, 7:07 pm
Train plows into New Jersey station, killing at least 1
Locomotive reportedly didn’t slow as it pulled into station, but cause of crash not immediately known; over 100 injured
By Dave Porter and Karen Matthews
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