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9 Dead, dozens injured in Turkey train crash
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9 Dead, dozens injured in Turkey train crash
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Turkey's railway minister should be sacked.
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A day before the accident, heavy snowfall took place in Ankara. There was an accident due to the locomotive that made the discovery on train line. The train had not yet left the city and was therefore at a low speed. Otherwise, a much bigger accident would have occurred. 3 mechanics, total 9 people lost their lives. A very sad situation and an unforgivable mistake.
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May Allah bestow Rahmet on the dead, and the Sabr-i Cemil on the Turkish folks...
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At least 9 dead, dozens injured in high-speed train accident in Ankara
Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-13 20:30:03|Editor: mmm
Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2018 shows the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)
ANKARA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, The Turkish Transport Minister said.
"The high-speed train crashed head on with another locomotive returning from an inspection on the same rails. Nine people have been killed in this accident including three mechanics," Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters on the crash scene.
Television footage showed emergency teams working at the scene, using also dogs to free potential injured passengers trapped beneath the mangled metal wreckage of the Marsandiz train station.
The deadly accident happened just after 6:30 a.m. local time (GMT0330) as the train was traveling from capital Ankara to the central Turkish province of Konya.
It was not clear at what speed the high-speed train was traveling when the crash occurred. Three prosecutors have been assigned to investigate into the crash, local media reported.
The Marsandiz station is located around 10 km from the main Ankara station, from which the high-speed train left some six minutes earlier.
The Ankara Governor, Vasip Sahin, told reporters at the crash scene that while the accident happened, the locomotive was checking the tracks at the station after a snowfall overnight, the first of this winter in Ankara.
"The train collided with a shunting locomotive that should not have been on that rail track. An investigation into the incident is underway," Sahin said.
Sahin announced a first death toll of four dead and 43 injured, but this increased over time.
State-run Anadolu Agency said that at least two carriages derailed and parts of the overpass collapsed onto the train.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turhan and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to receive information regarding the accident and ordered all related departments to be mobilized.
Konya is located about 260 km south of Ankara and is home to the tomb of 13th century scholar, mystic and poet Jalaladdin Rumi, attracting thousands of pilgrims and tourists each year.
On July 8, a passenger train derailed near the Turkish town of Corlu, west of Istanbul, killing 25 people because of torrential rains and a landslide that weakened the base of the tracks.
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-13 20:30:03|Editor: mmm
Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2018 shows the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)
ANKARA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, The Turkish Transport Minister said.
"The high-speed train crashed head on with another locomotive returning from an inspection on the same rails. Nine people have been killed in this accident including three mechanics," Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters on the crash scene.
Television footage showed emergency teams working at the scene, using also dogs to free potential injured passengers trapped beneath the mangled metal wreckage of the Marsandiz train station.
The deadly accident happened just after 6:30 a.m. local time (GMT0330) as the train was traveling from capital Ankara to the central Turkish province of Konya.
It was not clear at what speed the high-speed train was traveling when the crash occurred. Three prosecutors have been assigned to investigate into the crash, local media reported.
The Marsandiz station is located around 10 km from the main Ankara station, from which the high-speed train left some six minutes earlier.
The Ankara Governor, Vasip Sahin, told reporters at the crash scene that while the accident happened, the locomotive was checking the tracks at the station after a snowfall overnight, the first of this winter in Ankara.
"The train collided with a shunting locomotive that should not have been on that rail track. An investigation into the incident is underway," Sahin said.
Sahin announced a first death toll of four dead and 43 injured, but this increased over time.
State-run Anadolu Agency said that at least two carriages derailed and parts of the overpass collapsed onto the train.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turhan and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to receive information regarding the accident and ordered all related departments to be mobilized.
Konya is located about 260 km south of Ankara and is home to the tomb of 13th century scholar, mystic and poet Jalaladdin Rumi, attracting thousands of pilgrims and tourists each year.
On July 8, a passenger train derailed near the Turkish town of Corlu, west of Istanbul, killing 25 people because of torrential rains and a landslide that weakened the base of the tracks.
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
Rescue machines work at the site of a train accident in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2018. A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, the Turkish Transport Minister said. (Xinhua)
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According to Global network News, Rotem, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, and the Adapazari plant, a joint venture of Turkey's TUVASAS, have built HSR-350X high-speed trains with a top speed of 352.4Km/h. In fact, the train was tested by a number of Korean companies for only six years after the introduction of the French KTX high-speed train technology, it is doubtful how much technology the Koreans have really mastered.
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South Korean high-speed train derailed after departing only 5 minutes, causing at least 14 injuries
Global network
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1619277901983892919&wfr=spider&for=pc
2018-12-08 18:10
South Korea's high-speed railway (KTX) train with 198 passengers derailed after only 5 minutes on Saturday morning (8th), causing at least 14 people to be injured. Fortunately, all of them were only slightly injured and no life-threatening. The cause of the accident. Some passengers pointed out that an old woman was injured and bleed on the head afterwards. They waited for 50 minutes outside the train to have rescuers present.
The Korea Railroad Corp., which is responsible for operating KTX, said that the train was opened at 7:30 am local time in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, and is scheduled to arrive in Seoul at 9:30. When the train with a speed of 103 kilometers per hour sailed to the vicinity of Zhenfu Station, it suddenly derailed. Four of the 10 cars were lying on the rails.
Some passengers recalled that the train had been slid 50 meters before the derailment, during which it was heard that the train wheels were rubbing against the rubble. Another passenger said that many people fell from their seats when the train derailed, and many people made screams. The current road section has been suspended, and the government's transportation and transportation departments have sent people to the scene for investigation.
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Source: Oriental headlines
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1619711335774564607&wfr=spider&for=pc
South Korean high-speed train derailed after departing only 5 minutes, causing at least 14 injuries
Global network
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1619277901983892919&wfr=spider&for=pc
2018-12-08 18:10
South Korea's high-speed railway (KTX) train with 198 passengers derailed after only 5 minutes on Saturday morning (8th), causing at least 14 people to be injured. Fortunately, all of them were only slightly injured and no life-threatening. The cause of the accident. Some passengers pointed out that an old woman was injured and bleed on the head afterwards. They waited for 50 minutes outside the train to have rescuers present.
The Korea Railroad Corp., which is responsible for operating KTX, said that the train was opened at 7:30 am local time in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, and is scheduled to arrive in Seoul at 9:30. When the train with a speed of 103 kilometers per hour sailed to the vicinity of Zhenfu Station, it suddenly derailed. Four of the 10 cars were lying on the rails.
Some passengers recalled that the train had been slid 50 meters before the derailment, during which it was heard that the train wheels were rubbing against the rubble. Another passenger said that many people fell from their seats when the train derailed, and many people made screams. The current road section has been suspended, and the government's transportation and transportation departments have sent people to the scene for investigation.
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Source: Oriental headlines
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South Korean high-speed train derailed after departing only 5 minutes, causing at least 14 injuries
Global network
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1619277901983892919&wfr=spider&for=pc
2018-12-08 18:10
South Korea's high-speed railway (KTX) train with 198 passengers derailed after only 5 minutes on Saturday morning (8th), causing at least 14 people to be injured. Fortunately, all of them were only slightly injured and no life-threatening. The cause of the accident. Some passengers pointed out that an old woman was injured and bleed on the head afterwards. They waited for 50 minutes outside the train to have rescuers present.
The Korea Railroad Corp., which is responsible for operating KTX, said that the train was opened at 7:30 am local time in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, and is scheduled to arrive in Seoul at 9:30. When the train with a speed of 103 kilometers per hour sailed to the vicinity of Zhenfu Station, it suddenly derailed. Four of the 10 cars were lying on the rails.
Some passengers recalled that the train had been slid 50 meters before the derailment, during which it was heard that the train wheels were rubbing against the rubble. Another passenger said that many people fell from their seats when the train derailed, and many people made screams. The current road section has been suspended, and the government's transportation and transportation departments have sent people to the scene for investigation.
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Source: Oriental headlines
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https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1619277901983892919&wfr=spider&for=pc
2018-12-08 18:10
South Korea's high-speed railway (KTX) train with 198 passengers derailed after only 5 minutes on Saturday morning (8th), causing at least 14 people to be injured. Fortunately, all of them were only slightly injured and no life-threatening. The cause of the accident. Some passengers pointed out that an old woman was injured and bleed on the head afterwards. They waited for 50 minutes outside the train to have rescuers present.
The Korea Railroad Corp., which is responsible for operating KTX, said that the train was opened at 7:30 am local time in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province, and is scheduled to arrive in Seoul at 9:30. When the train with a speed of 103 kilometers per hour sailed to the vicinity of Zhenfu Station, it suddenly derailed. Four of the 10 cars were lying on the rails.
Some passengers recalled that the train had been slid 50 meters before the derailment, during which it was heard that the train wheels were rubbing against the rubble. Another passenger said that many people fell from their seats when the train derailed, and many people made screams. The current road section has been suspended, and the government's transportation and transportation departments have sent people to the scene for investigation.
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Source: Oriental headlines
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That's why i love slow trains ...
Slow trains also have more accidents,it not about the speed ,it more related to the managment!That's why i love slow trains ...
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Latest speed train are more scary now. It is fact, they need maintenance like passenger plane.Controlling high speed on track is engineering marvel.
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