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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Machu Picchu head-on train crash kills one person and injures dozens

Two trains taking tourists to and from Peru's famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu crashed on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring about 30 passengers. The person killed was a railroad worker, according to Jhonathan Castillo Gonzalez, a captain with the Cuzco police department. He told the Associated Press that the railway suspended services along the rail line connecting Machu Picchu with the nearby city of Cuzco after the accident.
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London
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Train crashed into buffer due to driver microsleep

A train crashed into a buffer at London Bridge due to a driver's microsleep from fatigue linked to insufficient sleep and rostering; no injuries.
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Former firefighter remembers fatal 1975 rail crash

The train was running late and the driver misinterpreted a warning board, leading to the crash that derailed the train and caused fatalities.
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fromwww.dw.com
8 months ago

Greece: Extremist group claims railway office attack DW 04/14/2025

An unknown extremist group named 'Revolutionary Class Struggle' claimed responsibility for a bomb blast targeting Hellenic Train.
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