50-carriage freight train derailment causes huge fire, evacuations in US
Hazardous materials on board but response tricky as water pumps on trucks froze.
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Marton fatal rail crash: Permit costs 'prohibitive'
Contractors hadn't applied to be there because the permit cost too much.
Train sounded horn before colliding with car, two injured
Black Mazda shunted about 50m in impact with train.
Crime Scene Cleaners broke law with ‘morally repugnant’ social media posts
The company posted graphic scenes of sudden deaths to social media but avoids prosecution.
Rail crossing tragedy kills Matamata pastor
Sean Schute was a co-pastor at the Matamata Baptist Church and a family man.
Passengers trapped under the sea for five hours after train breaks down
'It was like a disaster movie.'
Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Hamilton
A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in Hamilton.
Teenager hit by train meets driver
'It is a miracle he is standing on his feet and walking,' his mother said.
Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 17, injures 50
Four of the seven cars in the train derailed in the early morning darkness.
Fatal crash could have been avoided but train crossing wasn't deemed dangerous enough
A fatal train crash at one of the country's worst level crossings may have been avoided.
Woman, baby fatally struck by freight train at Hamilton station
Six ambulance vehicles were called to the station at 8.13am.
Motorcyclist killed in collision with freight train in Canterbury
The incident happened about 5.30pm near Otaio.
The rain has landed: Torrential downpours hit North Island; warnings of outages in Auckland
More than 60 flights in and out of Wellington Airport today have been disrupted.
Pedestrian killed by train in Bay of Plenty
A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a train in the Bay of Plenty.
Train derails in NSW leaving several injured
A train derailed when it collided with a car south of Sydney leaving people injured.
Person in hospital after being hit by freight train
A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a freight train near The Strand.
Person struck by train in Waikato
The person was taken to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.
Watch: Dramatic recovery after Picton locomotive plunged into harbour
KiwiRail says "limited" diesel leak contained and cleaned up.
Sunken locomotive retrieved from Picton Harbour
The 50-tonne locomotive was retrieved after it fell into Picton Harbour on Wednesday. Video / Nick Smith via Facebook
Family of boy injured in train collision inundated with community support
Ishaan Prasad, 16, was hit by a train while on his way to school in Napier last week.
'Playing chicken': Train driver recounts close calls at level crossings
Train driver: What's so important that you have to risk your life to run a level crossing?
Two carriages of Te Huia commuter train become separated, KiwiRail investigating
Delays on the network expected.
Person injured in South Auckland train crash
A train crash at a level crossing stopped trains running for around an hour.
'Terrible tragedy': At least 20 dead after metro overpass collapses onto road
'There are unfortunately children among the dead,' Mexico City's mayor says.
Person hit by train in Invercargill
Police could not provide comment on the status of the person hit.
Train crash kills 11, injures 98 in Egypt
It is the latest rail accident to hit the country in recent weeks.
51 dead, hundreds injured after train hits truck on tracks
The train was carrying more than 400 people when it crashed.
Trains crash in Egypt, killing at least 32, injuring 165
More than 100 ambulances were sent to the scene in the province of Sohag, Egypt.
Two seriously injured after two-car Poukawa train track crash, highway reopened
Two men in critical condition were transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital by ambulance
Fatal South Wairarapa crash: Motorist named
Godwell Mahowa, 58, died after the collision at Speedy's Crossing on Western Lake Rd.
Motorist dies in South Wairarapa collision with train
Emergency teams rushed to Western Lake Rd around 2pm.
Man hospitalised after getting electric shock crossing train tracks
The man was transported to Auckland Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
Car stuck on the wrong side of barrier at Morningside station
A motorist captured the car on the wrong side of the barriers at Morningside station. Video / Supplied