ROME, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A train hit and killed three railway workers in Sicily island in southern Italy, local reports said on Friday.
The three men were working on Thursday afternoon to repair rail tracks when a regional train en route near the town of Caltanissetta ran into them, according to ANSA news agency.
Two passengers who were traveling in the train were unharmed. According to first investigations, the three victims when rounding a bend did not see the train approaching at slow speed.
There were reportedly no signals indicating the presence of the three workers. Police have opened an investigation to ascertain responsibilities.
Condoling with the families of the victims, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said Italy was mourning again the "absurd deaths" of innocent workers.
Deaths in the workplace have tumbled over the past three years in Italy, according to national work accident insurance agency INAIL. A total of 660 workers died on the job last year, registering a 21-percent drop in fatalities over 2012.
The downward trend was sparked by reforms introduced in 2008 which made penalties stricter for breaking work safety laws.
SEOUL, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Two passenger trains collided head- on on Tuesday afternoon in the eastern region of South Korea, local broadcaster YTN reported.
One female passenger in her 50s or 60s has been confirmed dead, and dozens of others wounded. The number of casualties was feared to increase because 65 passengers were taken to a nearby hospital.
A total of 103 people were on board the crashed trains.
The trains collided at about 5:50 p.m. local time in the single- track between Taebaek Station and Mungok Station, located in Taebaek, the eastern Gangwon Province.
The collision was estimated to be caused by the signal failure as the two trains collided in the same track. Some passenger cars were derailed after the crash.
Witnesses said the terrific explosion sound was heard when the trains collided.
Some 100 passengers escaped from the crashed trains through their own efforts. A number of fire engines and rescuers were dispatched to the site.
SLINGER, Wis. A Canadian National Railway Co. train struck another freight train as it rolled through a small village in southeastern Wisconsin, causing cars to derail, injuring two people and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel that prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes.
The southbound Canadian National train struck several Wisconsin & Southern Railroad cars around 8:30 p.m. Sunday at a rail crossing in Slinger, according to Patrick Waldron, a Canadian National spokesman.
Three engines and 10 railcars derailed, Slinger Fire Chief Rick Hanke said. Slinger is about 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
An engineer and conductor on the Canadian National train were taken to a hospital, treated for injuries and released, Waldron said Monday.
About 5,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a locomotive fuel tank, Hanke said. Hazardous materials crews placed booms around the spilled fuel and crews worked to upright the derailed cars Monday morning.
CN's derailed locomotives and cars were righted, and the tracks were expected to reopen Monday evening, Waldron said.
Some 100 people who live near the crash site were evacuated from their homes as a precaution, but they were allowed to return around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Hanke said.
The Wisconsin & Southern engineer applied the brakes after an onboard computer sensed something was wrong before the collision, said WSR spokesman Ken Lucht.
"There was an emergency situation prior to impact," Lucht said.
Investigators will interview the crew members and inspect both trains to determine what specifically triggered the sensor, he said.
The Wisconsin & Southern train was headed north from Janesville to Horicon and was carrying lumber, steel and plastic pellets, Lucht said. Some lumber spilled from a rail car. The Canadian National train was southbound from Fond du Lac to Champaign, Illinois, and was carrying sand, Waldron said.
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