A collision between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers in southern Spain has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 70, the emergency services have said.

Officials are urging caution at railroad crossings after a freight train collided with a minivan in Jefferson County, resulting in the deaths of two women early yesterday morning.

More than 3,000 rail accidents, causing 23 deaths and nearly 1,200 injuries over the past decade, have been attributed to human error and track defects. Yet, federal railroad regulators have largely ignored most safety recommendations arising from these investigations, according to a new study.

A pickup truck stopped on the tracks of Metro’s A Line was struck by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Los Angeles’ Historic South-Central neighborhood. Sky5 was over the scene at 7:25 a.m., where crews were working to get the front of the derailed Metro Rail train back onto the tracks.