Railroad Accidents (part 2 of 2): 1989 Jan. 15, Maizdi Khan, Bangladesh:train carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed head-on with a mail train, killing at least 110 people and injuring as many as 1,000. Many people were riding on the roof of the trains and between the cars. June 3, Ural Mountains:gas exploded beneath 2 trains, killing 575. Aug. 10, nr. Los Mochis, Mexico:a passenger train traveling from Mazatlán to Mexicali plunged off a bridge at Puente del Rio Bamoa, killing an estimated 85 people and injuring 107. 1990 Jan. 4, Sangi village, Sindh province, Pakistan:overcrowded 16-car passenger train rammed into a standing freight train. At least 210 people were killed and 700 were believed injured in what is said to be Pakistan's worst train disaster. 1993 Sept. 22, nr. Mobile, Ala.:Amtrak'sSunset Limited,en route to Miami, jumped rails on weakened bridge and plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 people. 1995 Aug. 20, Firozabad, northern India:a speeding passenger train rammed another train that was stalled, killing 358. 1997 March 3, Punjab province, Pakistan:passenger train crashed due to failed brakes, killing 119 and injuring at least 80 people. 1998 June 3, nr. Eschede, Germany:Inter City Express passenger train traveling at 125 mph crashed into support pier of overpass, killing 98. It is nation's worst train accident since WWII.Crash may have been caused by a defective wheel. 1999 Aug. 2, Calcutta, India:2 trains collided north of Calcutta, killing at least 285. Oct. 5, London:outbound Thames commuter train passed a red signal near Paddington Station and collided with London-bound Great Western express, killing 31 people and injuring 245. 2002 Feb. 20, nr. Ayyat, Egypt:361 killed in fire after gas cylinder used for cooking exploded aboard crowded passenger train. Egypt's worst train disaster. May 25, Muamba, Mozambique:192 died and dozens more injured when passenger cars rolled for several miles at top speed into freight cars from which they had been disconnected because of mechanical problems. June 24, nr. Msagali, central Tanzania:runaway passenger train collided with freight train on same track, leaving 200 dead. 2004 Feb. 18, Neishabour, Iran:runaway rail cars, loaded with fertilizer, petrol, and sulfur products, rolled 31 mi down the rails, caught fire, and exploded, killing more than 320 and devastating 5 villages. Mar, 11, Madrid, Spain:Spain's most horrific terrorist attack: 191 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. A Moroccan affiliate of al-Qaeda claimed responsibility. April 22, Ryongchon, North Korea:2 trains carrying flammable liquids collided, causing a huge explosion near the Chinese border, killing at least 161 and injuring more than 1,300. 2005 April 25, Osaka, Japan:commuter train derailed and hit an apartment building near Osaka, killing at least 107 and injuring 460. It was the worst Japanese train accident since 1963. The accident was allegedly caused by the driver trying to get the train back on schedule. July 13, Ghotki, Pakistan:3 trains collided near Ghotki as the Karachi Express driver misread a signal and rammed the Quetta Express. Derailed carriages were then hit by a third train. At least 133 are killed. 2006 Jan. 23, Bioce, Montenegro:a train derailed and plunged into the Moraca canyon, killing 46 and injuring 19. July 11, Mumbai, India:a series of bombs exploded on commuter trains in Mumbai during the evening rush hour, killing at least 200 people. 2007 Aug. 1, Benaleka, Congo:a passenger train running between Ilebo and Kananga derailed after the brakes failed, killing about 100 people. Dec. 19, Mehrabpurp, Pakistan:a crowded passenger train derailed, killing at least 45 people and injuring over 100 more. 2008 April 28, China:a passenger train running from Beijing to Qingdao city derailed, killing 70 people and injuring more than 400 others. Aug. 8, Czech Republic:a passenger train running from Krakow to Prague crashed into a collapsed bridge, killing six people and injuring about 100 others. Sept. 12, California:a metrolink commuter train collided with a freight train northwest of Los Angeles, killing 25 passengers. 2009 June 22, Washington D.C.:nine people died and over 70 more were injured when a subway train crashed at rush hour. June 30, Italy:a freight train that was traveling from La Spezia to Pisa derailed and crashed into a small Italian town, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 more. Nov. 27, Russia:26 people are killed when a bomb explodes on a luxury train that runs from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Chechen rebels claim responsibility for the attack.. 2010 March 29, Russia:thirty-eight people are killed after two female suicide bombers enter the Moscow Metro. May 28, India:a passenger train derails in West Bengal to avoid damage on the railway track, hits an oncoming train filled with goods and 148 people are killed.