Turkish trains collide head-on
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January 4, 2010, Monday
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A PASSENGER train crashed head-on into another train in northwestern Turkey yesterday, killing one of the drivers and injuring at least seven other people, an official said.
The governor of Bilecik, about 400 kilometers south of Istanbul, said the accident was caused by an electrical fault that led to a signal failure. The train went through a signal and slammed into another train that was stopped on the line.
One driver was killed. The injured included two rail personnel and at least five passengers, said Bilecik's governor, Musa Colak.
Turkey's government has been working to improve the country's rail system, which is beset by signaling malfunctions, ill-equipped trains, deteriorating tracks and a lack of barriers at road crossings.
In 2004, a high-speed train from Istanbul to Ankara derailed, killing 37 people.
The governor of Bilecik, about 400 kilometers south of Istanbul, said the accident was caused by an electrical fault that led to a signal failure. The train went through a signal and slammed into another train that was stopped on the line.
One driver was killed. The injured included two rail personnel and at least five passengers, said Bilecik's governor, Musa Colak.
Turkey's government has been working to improve the country's rail system, which is beset by signaling malfunctions, ill-equipped trains, deteriorating tracks and a lack of barriers at road crossings.
In 2004, a high-speed train from Istanbul to Ankara derailed, killing 37 people.
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