A passenger train in South Africa caught fire after colliding with a truck, leaving at least 18 dead and around 268 injured on Thursday.&nbsp;

The train, which was carrying 700 passengers, derailed from its track after crashing into the truck and burst into flames.&nbsp;

The collision occurred near Kroonstad city in Free State province and also damaged power lines.&nbsp;

The emergency services rushed to the scene and battled the blaze on the train, which had been travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg.

Officials said the truck driver allegedly tried to cross the tracks just ahead of the oncoming train, part of which burst into flames after the collision, trapping some passengers in carriages.

&ldquo;I have been briefed that the accident was the result of a truck that was driving through a level crossing... You can see for yourself the truck driver was taking chances,&rdquo; Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi said the train said on the news channel of national broadcaster SABC.

According to media reports, some bodies were severely burnt and could not be recognized.&nbsp;

The driver of the truck escaped but was later arrested by the police, reports said.&nbsp;

South Africa has the continent&rsquo;s largest railway network, but it has been plagued by mismanagement and under-investment that has seen train use dwindle despite it being the cheapest from of public transportation.

The train, which was carrying 700 passengers, derailed from its track after crashing into the truck and burst into flames near Kroonstad city in Free State province

A passenger train in South Africa caught fire after colliding with a truck, leaving at least 18 dead and around 268 injured on Thursday. The train, which was carrying 700 passengers, derailed from its track after crashing into the truck and burst into flames. The collision occurred near Kroonstad city in Free State province and also damaged power lines. The emergency services rushed to the scene and battled the blaze on the train, which had been travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg. Officials said the truck driver allegedly tried to cross the tracks just ahead of the oncoming train, part of which burst into flames after the collision, trapping some passengers in carriages. “I have been briefed that the accident was the result of a truck that was driving through a level crossing... You can see for yourself the truck driver was taking chances,” Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi said the train said on the news channel of national broadcaster SABC. According to media reports, some bodies were severely burnt and could not be recognized. The driver of the truck escaped but was later arrested by the police, reports said. South Africa has the continent’s largest railway network, but it has been plagued by mismanagement and under-investment that has seen train use dwindle despite it being the cheapest from of public transportation.

At least 18 dead and hundreds injured in South Africa train crash

As many as 13 died when a fishing boat crashed against a 336-tonne taker and capsized off South Korea&#39;s west coast on Saturday, reports said.&nbsp;

Navy helicopters and several ships carried out search and rescue operations as two people have been reported missing, including the captain of the 10-tonne boat.&nbsp;

The fishing boat, Seonchang-1, had been carrying 20 people and two crew members.

Officials say that cold water temperature could be a possible cause of casualties.&nbsp;

According to reports, the crash took place just nine minutes after the boat left from the shore.&nbsp;

Seven people have been admitted to hospitals following the accident, which is being considered as one of the worst in South Korea since the 2015 fishing tour near Jeju, leaving 15 dead.&nbsp; 
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Navy helicopters and several ships carried out search and rescue operations as two people have been reported missing, including the captain of the 10-tonne boat

As many as 13 died when a fishing boat crashed against a 336-tonne taker and capsized off South Korea's west coast on Saturday, reports said. Navy helicopters and several ships carried out search and rescue operations as two people have been reported missing, including the captain of the 10-tonne boat. The fishing boat, Seonchang-1, had been carrying 20 people and two crew members. Officials say that cold water temperature could be a possible cause of casualties. According to reports, the crash took place just nine minutes after the boat left from the shore. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals following the accident, which is being considered as one of the worst in South Korea since the 2015 fishing tour near Jeju, leaving 15 dead.

13 die in South Korea boat collision

Seven people&nbsp;including a child&nbsp;died and at least 20 suffered injuries in a bus-truck collision in the Southern part of Bangladesh on Friday night. &nbsp;

Media reports said that the accident happened near the Gopalganj area when a passenger bus travelling to Pirojpur district hit a truck parked on the Dhaka-Khulna highway.&nbsp;

The injured were immediately taken to the hospital.&nbsp;

According to media reports, five people had died on the way to the hospital and a baby boy succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

The injured were immediately taken to the hospital

Seven people including a child died and at least 20 suffered injuries in a bus-truck collision in the Southern part of Bangladesh on Friday night. Media reports said that the accident happened near the Gopalganj area when a passenger bus travelling to Pirojpur district hit a truck parked on the Dhaka-Khulna highway. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital. According to media reports, five people had died on the way to the hospital and a baby boy succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

Seven killed in bus-truck collision on Dhaka highway

Five people have been rescued after two cargo ships collided off the coast of China&#39;s southern Guangdong province, but seven crew members are still &quot;trapped&quot; inside a cabin, state media said Tuesday.

The five rescued from a sunken ship cabin on Tuesday afternoon told rescue staff that the other seven were trapped inside and still alive, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The collision occurred at about 3:00 am on Monday near the Pearl River estuary.&nbsp;

One ship carrying over 5,000 tons of steel managed to make it to shore, but the second ship carrying 5,000 tons of sand sank after the collision, the Guangzhou maritime search and rescue centre said on Monday.

Two crew members from the sunken ship and all eleven sailors from the steel ship were initially rescued on Monday.

Some 300 people, including more than 20 divers, were participating in search efforts Tuesday.&nbsp;Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident, according to Xinhua.&nbsp;

The collision occurred at about 3:00 am on Monday near the Pearl River estuary

Five people have been rescued after two cargo ships collided off the coast of China's southern Guangdong province, but seven crew members are still "trapped" inside a cabin, state media said Tuesday. The five rescued from a sunken ship cabin on Tuesday afternoon told rescue staff that the other seven were trapped inside and still alive, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The collision occurred at about 3:00 am on Monday near the Pearl River estuary. One ship carrying over 5,000 tons of steel managed to make it to shore, but the second ship carrying 5,000 tons of sand sank after the collision, the Guangzhou maritime search and rescue centre said on Monday. Two crew members from the sunken ship and all eleven sailors from the steel ship were initially rescued on Monday. Some 300 people, including more than 20 divers, were participating in search efforts Tuesday. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident, according to Xinhua.

Seven 'trapped' after cargo ships collide off south China

Four people have died after a helicopter and an aircraft collided near Aylesbury on Saturday, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in a report by Independent UK.&nbsp;

The Cessna light aircraft crashed mid-air over Buckinghamshire, and disembarked on the land with a loud bang and heaps of smoke, the media report said.&nbsp;

The incident took place just after 1200 GMT at Upper Winchendon, near the village of Waddesdon, about 45 miles (72 km) to the northwest of London.

&quot;Officers are in the process of working to locate and support their next of kin. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed and their staff has been on the scene,&quot; Superintendent Rebecca Mears, from Thames Valley Police, said in a statement.&nbsp;

More than seven fire brigades were rushed to the site as well a fire brigade drone was released over the damaged areas to locate any survivors.&nbsp;

According to media reports, the aircraft - Cessna 152 had suffered considerable destruction to its landing gear, propeller, and engine covering in a crash while taking off at Bodmin airfield, in Cornwall, in July 1993.

A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch states that the pilot admitted the accident was caused by his &quot;misjudgment and lack of experience&quot;.

The incident took place just after 1200 GMT at Upper Winchendon, near the village of Waddesdon, about 45 miles (72 km) to the northwest of London.

Four people have died after a helicopter and an aircraft collided near Aylesbury on Saturday, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in a report by Independent UK. The Cessna light aircraft crashed mid-air over Buckinghamshire, and disembarked on the land with a loud bang and heaps of smoke, the media report said. The incident took place just after 1200 GMT at Upper Winchendon, near the village of Waddesdon, about 45 miles (72 km) to the northwest of London. "Officers are in the process of working to locate and support their next of kin. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed and their staff has been on the scene," Superintendent Rebecca Mears, from Thames Valley Police, said in a statement. More than seven fire brigades were rushed to the site as well a fire brigade drone was released over the damaged areas to locate any survivors. According to media reports, the aircraft - Cessna 152 had suffered considerable destruction to its landing gear, propeller, and engine covering in a crash while taking off at Bodmin airfield, in Cornwall, in July 1993. A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch states that the pilot admitted the accident was caused by his "misjudgment and lack of experience".

Four die as UK light aircraft and helicopter collide mid-air

Four people were killed and several injured when a train crashed into an army truck during a military exercise in southern Finland on Thursday, police and defence forces said.

The accident occurred at an unguarded railway crossing near the city of Raasepori, 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the capital Helsinki when two military vehicles were crossing the tracks on their way to a training site.

The train and one of the vehicles collided, killing three conscripts abroad the truck and a passenger on the train, officials said. Road conditions were bad in the morning due to rain and snowfall.

Four people were taken to Helsinki with severe injuries and seven others were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. All patients were said to be in stable condition.

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila and President Sauli Niinisto both offered their condolences to the victims and their families.

&quot;The young conscripts were there for their country. That their journey ends in many deaths and in serious injuries is a true tragedy,&quot; President Niinisto said in a statement.

Military service is obligatory for men in Finland.

The accident occurred at an unguarded railway crossing near the city of Raasepori, 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the capital Helsinki

Four people were killed and several injured when a train crashed into an army truck during a military exercise in southern Finland on Thursday, police and defence forces said. The accident occurred at an unguarded railway crossing near the city of Raasepori, 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the capital Helsinki when two military vehicles were crossing the tracks on their way to a training site. The train and one of the vehicles collided, killing three conscripts abroad the truck and a passenger on the train, officials said. Road conditions were bad in the morning due to rain and snowfall. Four people were taken to Helsinki with severe injuries and seven others were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. All patients were said to be in stable condition. Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila and President Sauli Niinisto both offered their condolences to the victims and their families. "The young conscripts were there for their country. That their journey ends in many deaths and in serious injuries is a true tragedy," President Niinisto said in a statement. Military service is obligatory for men in Finland.

Four killed, several injured as train collides with army truck in Finland

U.S&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified the second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant&nbsp;vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the US&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;said on Friday.

The&nbsp;USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, which led to an international search-and-rescue operation for the missing sailors. The&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;recovered the first body from inside the hull of the warship earlier this week.

&quot;More divers and equipment arrived overnight to continue search and recovery operations for eight missing sailors inside flooded compartments of the ship,&quot; the US&nbsp;Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website.

On Thursday, the US&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;suspended the wider search and rescue operation to focus&nbsp;recovery efforts on the damaged hull of the ship, which is moored at Singapore&#39;s Changi Naval Base.

The&nbsp;Navy&nbsp;has already released the names of all the sailors who were missing.

The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday

U.S Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified the second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the US Navy said on Friday. The USS John S. McCain collided with the merchant tanker in waters near Singapore and Malaysia on Monday, which led to an international search-and-rescue operation for the missing sailors. The Navy recovered the first body from inside the hull of the warship earlier this week. "More divers and equipment arrived overnight to continue search and recovery operations for eight missing sailors inside flooded compartments of the ship," the US Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website. On Thursday, the US Navy suspended the wider search and rescue operation to focus recovery efforts on the damaged hull of the ship, which is moored at Singapore's Changi Naval Base. The Navy has already released the names of all the sailors who were missing.

Second body found after 10 sailors go missing after US?Navy collision

Rescue and search operations continued through the night on the train line between the small towns of Corato and Andria in southern Italy where two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed on Tuesday. 
 
The death toll from the crash stood at 27 today morning with dozens injured, some were in serious condition. 
 
Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns in the southeastern Puglia region. 
 
It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. 
 
Rescuers used a crane to lift debris and the smashed carriages to search for bodies trapped under the wreckage. 
 
There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy&#39;s worst train disasters in recent years, but the government promised a full and swift investigation. 
 
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited the site on Tuesday evening, demanding clarity over the events. 
 
The crash happened at around 11.30 a.m. (0930 GMT) on a hot summer&#39;s day. 
 
Both trains comprised of four carriages. The front carriages on each were pulverised as they slammed into one another. Sky Italia TV said one of the drivers had died. According to the official Ansa news agency the other driver was alive but in a serious condition. 
 
The stretch of track is operated by a small, private rail company Ferrotramviaria. Italian media said the European Union had earmarked funds to build a second track along the route but that the work had been delayed. 
 
The last major rail disaster in Italy was in 2009 when a freight train derailed in Viareggio, in the centre of the country, and more than 30 people living close to the tracks died in the subsequent fire. 
 
(Reuters)

Rescuers used a crane to lift debris and the smashed carriages, to search for bodies trapped under the wreckage

Rescue and search operations continued through the night on the train line between the small towns of Corato and Andria in southern Italy where two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed on Tuesday. The death toll from the crash stood at 27 today morning with dozens injured, some were in serious condition. Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns in the southeastern Puglia region. It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. Rescuers used a crane to lift debris and the smashed carriages to search for bodies trapped under the wreckage. There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy's worst train disasters in recent years, but the government promised a full and swift investigation. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited the site on Tuesday evening, demanding clarity over the events. The crash happened at around 11.30 a.m. (0930 GMT) on a hot summer's day. Both trains comprised of four carriages. The front carriages on each were pulverised as they slammed into one another. Sky Italia TV said one of the drivers had died. According to the official Ansa news agency the other driver was alive but in a serious condition. The stretch of track is operated by a small, private rail company Ferrotramviaria. Italian media said the European Union had earmarked funds to build a second track along the route but that the work had been delayed. The last major rail disaster in Italy was in 2009 when a freight train derailed in Viareggio, in the centre of the country, and more than 30 people living close to the tracks died in the subsequent fire. (Reuters)

Death toll rises to 27 in Italy train collision

Twenty people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy today, a regional official told reporters. 
 
The force of the impact crumpled carriages and sent debris flying into an olive grove that flanked the single stretch of track in countryside between the towns of Corato and Andria. 
 
&quot;Unfortunately the death toll has risen to 20,&quot; said Giuseppe Corrado, the deputy head of the local province. He appealed for blood donors to go to local hospitals. 
 
Firemen worked in fierce summer heat after the crash, which happened at around 11.30 am (0930 GMT), picking through the wreckage and shattered carriages in search of other victims. 
 
&quot;The rescue is complicated because this happened in the middle of the countryside,&quot; said Luca Cari, a fire service spokesman, the sound of crickets ringing out as rescue teams started to extract bodies from the site. 
 
There was no immediate indication of what had caused the two trains to be travelling towards each other on the same line and the transport ministry said it was dispatching two investigators to the region of Puglia to look into the disaster. 
 
&quot;We won&#39;t stop until we get a clear explanation over what happened,&quot; Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told reporters, cutting short a visit to Milan in northern Italy to return to Rome. He was due to travel to Puglia later in the day. 
 
The trains each had four carriages. A photograph released by the fire brigade showed that three carriages had disintegrated under the impact, suggesting at least one of the trains had been travelling at high speed. 
 
&quot;It looks like there has been a plane crash,&quot; said the mayor of Corato, Massimo Mazzilli. 
 
The stretch of track is operated by regional rail company Ferrotramviaria. It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. 
 
The last major rail disaster in Italy was in 2009 when a freight train derailed in Viareggio, in the centre of the country, and more than 30 people living close to the tracks died in the subsequent fire. 
 
(Reuters)

No immediate reason was given for the collision

Twenty people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy today, a regional official told reporters. The force of the impact crumpled carriages and sent debris flying into an olive grove that flanked the single stretch of track in countryside between the towns of Corato and Andria. "Unfortunately the death toll has risen to 20," said Giuseppe Corrado, the deputy head of the local province. He appealed for blood donors to go to local hospitals. Firemen worked in fierce summer heat after the crash, which happened at around 11.30 am (0930 GMT), picking through the wreckage and shattered carriages in search of other victims. "The rescue is complicated because this happened in the middle of the countryside," said Luca Cari, a fire service spokesman, the sound of crickets ringing out as rescue teams started to extract bodies from the site. There was no immediate indication of what had caused the two trains to be travelling towards each other on the same line and the transport ministry said it was dispatching two investigators to the region of Puglia to look into the disaster. "We won't stop until we get a clear explanation over what happened," Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told reporters, cutting short a visit to Milan in northern Italy to return to Rome. He was due to travel to Puglia later in the day. The trains each had four carriages. A photograph released by the fire brigade showed that three carriages had disintegrated under the impact, suggesting at least one of the trains had been travelling at high speed. "It looks like there has been a plane crash," said the mayor of Corato, Massimo Mazzilli. The stretch of track is operated by regional rail company Ferrotramviaria. It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. The last major rail disaster in Italy was in 2009 when a freight train derailed in Viareggio, in the centre of the country, and more than 30 people living close to the tracks died in the subsequent fire. (Reuters)

20 dead and dozens injured after two trains collide head-on in Italy

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