Write newspaper report in about 200 words on the following headline. You are Samuel Ray, staff reporter. 11 INJURED IN TRAIN-TRACTOR COLLISION NEAR MOKOKCHUNG. 7M (OR) (b) You are the cultural secretary of your school. It has been brought to our attention that students are not taking interest in extracurricular activities. Write a speech in about 200 words asking students to take part in such events by outlining their importance in students life. Write it from the perspective of a student who has won several prizes for the school in interschool competitions.
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This is a list of rail accidents which occurred between 2010 and 2019.
2010 Edit
2 January 2010 – India – The first of three accidents on the same day in Uttar Pradesh near the town of Etawah, occurs about 170 miles (270 kilometres) southwest of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, when the Lichchavi Express entering the station in heavy fog runs into the stationary Magadh Express train stopped there. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, are injured.[1] At least 10 people were reported to have been killed.[2]
The Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express collide near the Panki railway station in Kanpur, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Lucknow, left five people dead and about 40 injured.[3]
At Pratapgarh, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Allahabad, the Sarayu Express ploughs into a tractor trailer at an unmanned railway crossing. Though nobody was injured, the engine of the train was severely damaged.[4]
2 January 2010 – India – The Arunachal Pradesh Express derails near Helem. All seven cars leave the track. No injuries were reported.[5] Timely actions of operators and a guard diverted the train to a secondary track, and the platform was evacuated. One of the carriages plunged into a Holiday Inn hotel's offices causing severe structural damage. There were no casualties. Only the conductor of the train, which carried no passengers, was slightly hurt.[6]
66 048 after the derailment at Carrbridge.
3 January 2010 – Turkey – Two trains collide between Bayirkoy and Vezirhan. One person is killed and three are injured.[7]
After a train accident at Helsinki Central railway station, 2010.
4 January 2010 – Finland – Helsinki Central railway station accident – A passenger train suffers a brake failure and crashes into a hotel at Helsinki Central station.[8]
12 February 2010 – United States – At 10.13, a train derails in the pocket track just north of Farragut North Washington Metro station when the front car leaves the tracks. Of the nearly 400 passengers on board, one person was taken to hospital.[9][10] The NTSB concluded that the train operator (driver) was at fault for rule violations, including continuing past a red signal without authorization. Contributing factors were poor supervision of the operator which prevented correct configuration of the train for the signal and control system. There were also difficulties with the radio systems.[10]
15 February 2010 – Belgium – Halle train collision - Two passenger trains collide laterally in Buizingen near Brussels. 19 people were killed and 171 were injured.[11]
25 February 2010 – Canada – A Via Rail train 15 travelling from Halifax to Montreal derails near Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse outside Quebec City, injuring four people and causing significant damage to nearby homes.[12]
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