Tag Archives: Train

Travelling in Nigeria’s overcrowded Train

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Abdulrazaq O Hamzat When the railway first begun its operation some years ago, I was in Kwara state and noticed the train attracted so much attention due to the kind of publicity given to it by the then governor, … read more »

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South African commuter train crash injures 300

January 31, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Two passenger trains packed with school kids and rush-hour commuters collided near the South Africa capital Pretoria on Thursday, injuring up to 300 people, medics said. The accident took place before 8am when a commuter train heading from the suburbs … read more »

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Ten killed and 50 injured in head-on German train crash (Pictures)

January 30, 2011 by benim

A criminal probe has begun after ten people were killed and nearly 50 injured, many of them seriously, after a head-on crash between a passenger and a freight train in Germany. The regional passenger train was hurled from the tracks … read more »

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