At least 21 die as driverless train crashes into maintenance truck - Guardian Unlimited

· Passengers trapped as carriages catch fire · Accident casts shadow over German technology A high-speed driverless magnetic levitation train ploughed into a maintenance truck in northern Germany yesterday, in an accident that casts a shadow over the future of the cutting edge technology. At least 23 people were killed in the crash and another 10 sustained serious injuries. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, rushed to the scene of the accident close to Germany's north-western border ...