World News 28-04-2005 who: Train driver Ryujiro Takami what: Blamed for 106 deaths in crash where: Osaka, Japan when: Monday snippet: "Media reports said officials believe the train was going faster than 65 miles an hour, far above the speed limit on that stretch of track," says The Guardian. "The train was carrying about 580 passengers during the morning rush hour when three of its seven carriages were thrown from the tracks," says The Times. Elsewhere, an intercity passenger train collided with a bus in north-western Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing 35 people. [... more]

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