Passengers set a South African commuter train on fire over a fare dispute, causing damage estimated at 11.75m Rand (€1.21m).

Investigators probing a deadly train crash near the Washington-Maryland border are looking more closely at a stretch of track near the wreck site after finding abnormalities yesterday in equipment that senses trains and transmits speed commands.

A Washington Metro train crashed into the rear of another during rush hour yesterday, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of one train jack-knifed into the air and fell atop the other.