BERLIN - At least 2 people were killed and several others were hurt when two trains collided late Monday in Germany, the national rail company said.
The Deutsche Bahn network operator said that a commuter service hit a freight train between Ingolstadt and Augsburg in Germany's southern Bavaria region.
"There are some seriously injured and others only lightly," a Deutsche Bahn spokesman told the German DPA press agency.
German police said that a total of 14 people were hurt.
The company did not immediately provide additional details into the possible causes of the collision.
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SINGAPORE - A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident involving the city-state's railways.
Transit operator SMRT said 23 passengers and two staff suffered light to moderate injuries and have been taken to hospital.
The incident took place at 0820 a.m., SMRT said in a statement. It said a faulty west-bound train had stalled at Joo Koon station on the system's East-West line at 0818 AM. A second train stopped behind the faulty train at the station at 0819 AM but moved forward unexpectedly a minute later, coming into contact with the stationary train.
A photograph posted on the Straits Times website showed 2 trains stopped and in contact but with no major damage apparent.
Earlier, the Singapore Civil Defense Force said in a Twitter post that it had been alerted to an incident at the station at 8:33 a.m.
The collision comes as the country grapples with recent service disruptions on its mass rapid transit system, including a partial suspension of services during an October weekend due to flooding in a tunnel following heavy rains.
The mishaps led to a rare public apology by top transit executives in a country that prides itself in efficient public service and an assurance from the government to address the causes of the various glitches.
The densely-populated city-state is highly dependent on public transport. It is one of the world's most expensive places to own a vehicle and recently announced that it will not allow any net growth in its car population from February next year.
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