Skip to main content
World in brief: June 20, 2024
Chile train collision

CHILE: At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured today after a freight train crashed head-on with another on a test run just outside Santiago in a rare incident in the country.

Police said they were investigating to determine the cause of the collision and had detained the driver of the test train and a railway operator for interrogation on charges of reckless manslaughter.

 

Morning Star call for advertising
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Palestinians grieve over the bodies of their relatives, who
Britain / 2 April 2025
2 April 2025
Meanwhile, Labour government toughens rhetoric against the genocide, but stops short of making any changes in policy or practical support for Israel
TENANTS’ RIGHTS: Ceren Sagir (right) talks to Joe Beswick
Features / 1 April 2025
1 April 2025
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme