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Oct 25, 2023 · Derailments are the most common type of train accident, with 135,507 occurring since 1975, according to the number of incident reports filed with the FRA. Derailments account for 71% of all train accidents. The next most common accident type is “other impact,” with 14,617, or 8% of all accident types.
Mar 7, 2023 · An analysis from the Eno Center for Transportation found that less than 1% of railroad incidents involving fatalities occur because of a derailment; the most common reasons for fatalities are...
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Jun 29, 2023 · The crash of the seven-car Coast Starlight train heading from Los Angeles to Seattle occurred at 11:19 a.m. near Los Angeles Avenue and Gabbert Road in Ventura County and sparked a fire in the...
Aug 25, 2023 · Car crashes are just behind guns as the second greatest killer of US children. Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous Americans are disproportionately likely to be killed by a car.
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Jun 29, 2023 · An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 people derailed in southern California on Wednesday after colliding with a county water truck. The truck driver was taken to a trauma centre with a head injury...
Jun 28, 2023 · At least 16 people were injured Wednesday when an Amtrak train collided with a truck blocking the tracks and partially derailed in Southern California, local officials said.
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Jun 27, 2022 · An Amtrak train passing through an intersection without crossing gates in rural Brentwood, California, collided with a passenger vehicle, killing three people and causing major injuries to two...
