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Father and Daughter Die After Stroller Rolls onto Train Tracks in Sydney

Tragic Train Station Incident in Sydney: Heroic Father and Daughter Lose Lives In a heartbreaking incident, a pram with twin two-year-old girls was caught in the path of an oncoming train in Sydney. This tragic accident claimed the lives of one child and her brave father, who risked everything to save them. Miraculously, one of the toddlers survived by sheer luck. She landed between the rails after the pram toppled off the platform at Carlton railway station in southern Sydney, as reported by the authorities.…

Train Derailment in India Results in Two Deaths and 35 Injuries

Tragic Train Derailment in Northern India An Indian train derailed, overturning several carriages, resulting in the tragic loss of at least two lives and injuring 35 others, as frantic rescue operations continue. The ill-fated Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express spans a journey of 2,640 kilometers, derailed near Ayodhya, the sacred Hindu city in northern India. "Two people have perished," Indian Railways spokesperson Pankaj Kumar Singh relayed to AFP. Uttar Pradesh's relief commissioner, Naveen Kumar, informed AFP that 35 were…

At least 60 people were killed when the train derailed in DR Congo

At least 60 people died after a freight train derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an official said on Saturday. The accident occurred late on Friday in Lubudi's territory in Lualaba province. "Preliminary assessment indicates that seven bodies were found by the families, 53 others are still at the scene of the accident," Jean-Serge Lumu, a provincial official, told reporters. Many of the injured, including a child under the age of 2 whose parents died in the accident, were taken to the…

Kenya: refugees train for the Olympics

For the second time in Olympic history, a team of refugees will be able to participate in the international competition. They come from 11 different countries and compete in 13 sports, four of which are refugees in Kenya. After participating in the Olympic Games in Rio in athletics, they will run again in Tokyo. At 800 and 1500 meters. Pending departure for Japan, they train together at the heights of…

Lagos and Ibadan are now connected by train

The long-awaited line, the commissioning of which was delayed by the pandemic, connects the economic capital to Ibadan, a large city in the southwest of the country, and should have enormous economic benefits. The Lagos-Ibadan Railway connects the megalopolis with 20 million inhabitants to Nigeria's third largest city, with more…

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