Man takes severed leg of person killed by train
A maniac was arrested Friday for snatching the severed leg of a person who had just been fatally struck by a train in California, police said. The man removed the … Read More
Tag: train accidents
Mom sentenced for telling 8-year-old daughter to crawl under idling train that killed her
A California mother who instructed her children to crawl under an idling train to catch a bus, resulting in the grisly death of her 8-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to … Read More
Julia de Albuquerque Violato cut in half in freak train collision
A woman has died in a horrific freak accident when she fell out of a bus and got hit by a train. Julia de Albuquerque Violato, 37, was on her … Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency after train derails, spills molten sulfur
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Wednesday after a train derailed in Livingston and spilled chemicals that caught on fire, sending plumes of smoke into the air. … Read More
Florida crash involving SUV crushed by freight train leaves five dead, two critical
A freight train slammed into an SUV in Florida Saturday, killing five people — including at least two children — and leaving two adults critically injured, police said. The unidentified … Read More
Ex-cop Jordan Steinke avoids prison in train crash
A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman inside a cop car parked on railway tracks that was then struck by a freight train has been spared prison … Read More
South Carolina cop Matthew Hare killed by train while aiding suicidal person
A rookie South Carolina police officer was fatally struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday while helping a suicidal person off the tracks. Easley Officer Matthew Hare, 22, was killed around … Read More
Train carrying hazardous materials derails in Pennsylvania
Homes were being evacuated early Monday morning after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed outside of Philadelphia. A 40-car CSX Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania just … Read More
Train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River clean up begins
Work is underway to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana after a bridge collapsed over the weekend, officials said Monday. … Read More
India train crash kills at least 280, rescue efforts end
Rescue efforts ended Saturday for India’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades, which left at least 288 people dead and 900 more injured, officials said Saturday. Rescuers desperately combed … Read More
