Two passenger trains crashed in central Austria on Monday, killing one person and injuring 22 others, authorities said.
Rescuers and railway workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Two passenger trains collided near a station of Niklasdorf. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Rescuers and rail workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
One of the trains hit the side of the other near the station in Niklasdorf, a town 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of Graz, said Graz police spokesman Leo Josefus.
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Two passenger trains crashed in central Austria on Monday, killing one person and injuring 22 others, authorities said.
Rescuers and rail workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
One of the trains hit the side of the other near the station in Niklasdorf, a town 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of Graz, said Graz police spokesman Leo Josefus.
A woman on the EuroCity train was killed and the injured include three children, authorities said. The victim's nationality was not immediately released, Austria's APA news agency reported.
Rescuers and rail workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Two passenger trains collided near a station of Niklasdorf. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Josefus says the cause of the crash, which happened at about 12:25 p.m., is not yet known.
Photographs of the accident scene showed the side of a EuroCity train that was traveling to Germany torn away and a regional Austrian train next to it.
Rescuers and rail workers walk at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Two passenger trains collided near a station of Niklasdorf. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
A woman on the EuroCity train was killed and the injured include three children, authorities said. The victim's nationality was not immediately released, Austria's APA news agency reported.
Red Cross spokesman Lucas Kundigraber said 17 people were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. He said 19 ambulances and two emergency doctors were sent to the scene.
Rescuers and rail workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Two passenger trains collided near a station of Niklasdorf. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Rescuers and rail workers stand at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Two passenger trains collided near a station of Niklasdorf. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Josefus says the cause of the crash, which happened at about 12:25 p.m., is not yet known.
The EuroCity train was headed to Saarbruecken, Germany.
A destroyed carriage passenger car stands at the scene of a train crash in Niklasdorf, Austria, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s military chief Gen. Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday and declared three days of national mourning.
The helicopter was carrying 11 people, including Gen. Ogolla, when it crashed Thursday and caught fire in a remote area near the border with Uganda, killing nine people onboard, the president said.
It is unclear what caused the crash.
Gen. Ogolla, 61, was on a tour of the country’s troubled western region that has seen frequent attacks by local bandits.
He was appointed Kenya’s Chief of Defense Forces in April last year after Gen. Robert Kibochi retired.
Political controversy surrounded Ogolla even before his appointment, when he was accused by the country's electoral commission chairperson as being part of a national security council delegation that tried to influence the outcome of the 2022 general election against President Ruto.
Ruto later explained that he called Gen. Ogolla before his appointment and said that, despite the election controversy, he was the most qualified for the job.
Gen Ogolla joined Kenya's military force 40 years ago.
He was a graduate of École Militaire de Paris, the National Defence College of Kenya, Egerton University and the University of Nairobi.
Gen. Ogolla is survived by his wife Aileen, two children and a grandson.
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FILE - Kenya's military personnel practice maneuvers as part of Britain's King Charles III's visit to the Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2023. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
FILE - Kenya's military chief General Francis Ogolla, right, shakes hand with Britain's King Charles III, left, and Kenya's President William Ruto, center, as they attend a military welcome ceremony during Charles' visit at the Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa, Kenya, Nov. 2, 2023. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
FILE - Kenya Air Force Brigadier Francis Ogolla speaks to journalists in Nyanyuki airstrip, Kenya, Aug. 15, 2012. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi, File)
FILE - Kenya's military chief General Francis Ogolla, right, and Kenya's President William Ruto, left, at State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2023. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
FILE - Kenya's military chief General Francis Ogolla is dressed in full uniform at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 14, 2023. Ogolla died in a helicopter crash west of the country, President William Ruto announced Thursday, April 18, 2024, evening and declared three days of national mourning. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
