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United States: High speed train crashes in Philadelphia, injuring 33 onboard
•More than 30 people were injured when train crashed into another train that was parked at a station in suburban Philadelphia.
Train crashes into New Jersey station, over 100 reported injured
•A packed commuter train crashed into a station in New Jersey during the morning rush hour on Thursday, officials said, with more than 100 people reportedly injured.
Italy: Thousands of mourners pay tribute to victims of Andria train crash
Dpa •Among those mourning the train crash's victims were President Sergio Mattarella, Parliament President Laura Boldrini and Transport Minister Graziano Delrio.
Italy train crash: Station manager 'not only one to blame' for tragedy that killed 23
•The crash happened Tuesday on a single-track stretch of railway run by station managers who communicate directly with train drivers.
Italy train crash kills 23: Human error, antiquated controls may have caused tragedy
•The official death toll from Italy's train crash stood at 23, but the prefect of Barletta said relatives reported another four people unaccounted-for.
Italy train crash: Death toll rises to 20, rescue operations continue
•Italy's premier, Renzi, said the train crash "is a moment of tears" and pledged not to stop investigating until a cause was determined.
Death toll of train crash in Germany rises to 11
Fp Archives •A 47-year-old man succumbed Thursday to his injuries from the train crash in Germany, bringing the death toll to 11, police said.
Senior Pakistan Army officers among 17 killed in train accident, sabotage suspected
Fp Archives •At least 17 people, including senior officers of Pakistan Army, were killed on Thursday when four bogies of a special train carrying troops fell into a canal in Punjab province after the bridge it was passing over collapsed, with top officials describing the incident as an act of "sabotage".
New York train-SUV accident: 41-year-old Indian-origin man among victims
Fp Archives •A 41-year-old India-born man is among the six victims of the horrific accident in a New York suburb in which a crowded commuter train rammed into a SUV stalled on the tracks and caught fire.
Spain train crash: Driver given three signals to slow down
Fp Archives •At that point, the train was going 121 mph (195 kph) when the speed limit was set at 50 mph (80 kph). Four seconds later the driver applied emergency brakes.