All articles tagged with #train incident
A video appears to show a San Francisco Muni train driver falling asleep at the controls during a September ride, leading to sudden jolts and passenger injuries. The SFMTA confirmed operator fatigue as the cause, suspended the driver, and is implementing additional safety measures, including software to limit train speeds in certain areas.
Alex O'Keefe, a Black former writer for 'The Bear,' was detained and handcuffed by MTA police on a train after a white woman complained about his sitting position, leading to accusations of racial profiling and a dispute over conduct rules.
A violent altercation on a suburban train near Paris left four teenagers injured, with one losing a hand and another suffering a skull injury. The fight involved weapons such as an axe, samurai sword, and baseball bats. The main suspect, a 16-year-old, was arrested at his home, where an axe was confiscated. The incident caused train delays at Ozoir-la-Ferriere station, but none of the victims are in life-threatening condition.
An Indian freight train carrying chip stones traveled over 70km without a driver from Jammu to Punjab after the crew got off, reaching speeds of nearly 100km/h and passing several stations before being halted. The Indian Railways has launched an investigation into the incident and is working to determine the cause to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
An Iranian asylum seeker armed with an ax and knife took 15 people hostage on a train in Switzerland before being shot dead by police. The hostages were unharmed, and the man was fatally wounded during the police intervention. Negotiations with the hostage-taker were conducted with the help of a Farsi interpreter, and the motive behind the incident remains unclear. Authorities stated that there is no indication of a terrorist or jihadist motive, and investigations are ongoing.
A 32-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker seized 15 hostages on a Swiss train using an axe and a knife, but no passengers were injured. After negotiations, police stormed the train and freed the hostages, while the hostage-taker was fatally injured during the operation. Authorities do not suspect terrorism, and an investigation is underway to determine the man's motive.
A 32-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker seized more than a dozen hostages on a Swiss train using an axe and a knife, but was killed by police after a standoff. No passengers were injured, and the hostages were freed unharmed. The man, who demanded the train engineer join the hostages, was speaking Farsi and English. An investigation is underway to determine the man's motive.
Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died in a hospital in Tehran after suffering a serious injury during an incident at a metro station. The government claims she fell and hit her head due to a drop in blood pressure, while activists allege she was harassed by government agents for not wearing a hijab. CCTV footage shows Geravand entering the metro station and later being carried out of a metro car unconscious. Foreign-based human rights organizations have called for an independent investigation into her death, similar to the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini last year. A new hijab law with harsher penalties is currently under consideration in Iran.
A New Jersey woman, identified as a Mahwah native, was caught on video harassing a group of German tourists on a train to New York City, telling them to "get the f--- out of our country" and making xenophobic remarks. The incident, labeled as an "unhinged Karen in training," went viral and resulted in the woman losing her job at Capital Rx. The video shows another man attempting to calm her down, revealing that he is also an immigrant.