The WA Rail, Tram and Bus Union criticizes a draft bill mandating more lights on trains, calling it 'fundamentally flawed' and arguing it doesn't address poor motorist behavior at level crossings. Regional shires are also lobbying for improved safety measures.
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications is proposing to amend regulations to prohibit the construction of new railway level crossings, aiming for zero accidents. Taiwan Railways Corporation is also investing NT$400 million to install obstacle detection systems at all 313 existing level crossings by 2031.
A collision between a truck and a train at a level crossing in Guildford, Perth, injured six people, including two toddlers. The truck was reportedly torn in half, with debris damaging a nearby four-wheel drive. Train services on the Midland line were cancelled.
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash in Guildford, Perth, where a train is believed to have struck a truck trapped on a level crossing. Meadow Street is closed, and rail services on the Midland line are cancelled, with disruptions expected on other lines.
A collision between a truck and a train at a level crossing in Guildford, Perth, injured six people, including two toddlers. The truck was torn in half, and significant damage occurred to the train and other vehicles.
A train driver, Sayomporn Sonkul, who tested positive for drugs and lacked a valid license, is blamed for a fatal collision. He allegedly ignored a red flag, leading to the crash with a bus.
A train hit a car in Indonesia on Friday, killing four people including two children, police said, days after another deadly train crash outside the capital Jakarta. The driver of the car involved in the collision in Central Java province did not see the oncoming train on a level crossing due to thick fog, local traffic officer Eko Ari Kisworo said in a statement issued by the police. The train then collided with the car, which carried nine people and was flung about 20m (66ft) before hitting a...
Indonesia's President Prabowo has pledged to improve railway safety after a crash in Bekasi, ordering immediate upgrades to level crossings including building overpasses and adding guard posts. The crash exposed critical weaknesses in Indonesia's rail network, including unguarded crossings, ageing infrastructure and fragmented regulatory responsibility.
Two trains collided head-on on a level crossing northwest of Copenhagen on Thursday morning, leaving five people critically hurt and 12 others with minor injuries. The collision occurred at 06:29 local time on the Gribskov line linking Hillerød and Kagerup in North Zealand, with 38 people on board. Emergency services airlifted the critically injured to Copenhagen's National Hospital. An expert suggested one driver may have overridden a stop signal, and the line reportedly lacks an automated safety system.
Two trains collided head-on on a level crossing northwest of Copenhagen on Thursday morning, leaving four people critically hurt and 13 others needing hospital treatment. The trains were travelling on a line linking Hillerød and Kagerup in North Zealand, Denmark. Emergency services responded at 06:30 local time, transporting the injured to hospital by air and ambulance.
