Derailment

A tragic train derailment in a wooded area of southwestern Germany claimed the lives of three individuals yesterday, with preliminary reports suggesting it may have been triggered by an overflowing sewer, according to local police and prosecutors. "Initial assessments indicate that heavy rainfall in the region led to a sewage shaft overflowing," a joint statement from Ulm police and Ravensburg prosecutors revealed. "The resultant water flow caused a landslide, which ultimately resulted in the derailment." At the time of…

In a heartbreaking incident, a passenger train in Sri Lanka derailed after colliding with a group of elephants, resulting in the loss of six of these majestic creatures. Remarkably, no passengers were injured in what has been labeled the island's most devastating wildlife accident to date, according to police reports. The express train was en route near Habarana, approximately 180 kilometers east of Colombo, when it struck the herd at dawn, as they attempted to cross the tracks. In the aftermath of the crash, police…