At least 45 injured after two trains collide in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - At least 45 people on Friday were injured after two trains collided in Buenos Aires, Argentina, TELAM news agency reported.

At about 11:00 a.m. local time, two trains from TBA company collided in the Palermo area of Argentina’s capital city. The accident took place between the Palermo station and the Tres de Febrero station.

One train was stopped as the other, traveling in the same track and direction, collided with it from behind. The train driver attempted to Stop by using the emergency break without avail. Authorities are determining if the crash was due to a human mistake or a technical failure.

Ukraine to develop the northern European model of highways in 5 years

KIEV, UKRAINE - Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov - on Thursday announced that in the coming 5 to 7 years, the country will develop high-speed motorways widely made use of in the most of Europe.

Unlike the Southern European system existing in Italy, France, and Spain, which foresees the drivers paying for the use of such highways, Ukraine will follow the Northern European system. The latter was adopted by Germany, Scandinavian countries, and Switzerland, and stipulates the price for driving on an autobahn being incorporated into the fuel tax.

"There is no market for paid roads in Ukraine", said Kolesnikov, stating that the high-speed driveways will be exclusively governmental.