Stories tagged “Accident.”
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A jeep became stuck on railway tracks at Thazhechovva, Kerala, while attempting to cross a closing railway gate on Wednesday morning. The vehicle was safely removed by a crane, and the Amrit Bharat Express passed the location at a reduced speed.
A bus lost control and collided with a lorry on the Palakkad-Kullappully highway in Manissery, Palakkad. Locals allege the bus driver was intoxicated, and bottles suspected to be alcohol were found on the bus.
67-year-old Singaporean woman dies in Taiwan after being hit by a bus during a holiday with her family.
A Dutch tour bus carrying 48 people crashed in the Engadin valley, Switzerland, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries. The exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed as authorities prioritize informing relatives.
A 54-year-old Nigeria Customs Service officer, Prince Etteng Ise, died in a lone auto crash on the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River State after reportedly losing control while avoiding a pothole.
Cape Verde's President Neves attends funeral of bus crash victims
Cape Verde's President José Maria Neves attended the funeral of victims from a tragic bus crash on Fogo Island. The accident killed at least 25, mostly children and teenagers, after the bus plunged into a ravine.
At least 25 dead in Cape Verde bus crash, most of them children and teenagers
A bus crash on Fogo Island, Cape Verde, has killed at least 25 people, predominantly children and teenagers, after it veered off the road and plunged into a deep ravine.
A 38-year-old private hire vehicle (PHV) driver died after a car crash along Joo Chiat Road in Singapore. He was found unconscious in his driver's seat and CPR was performed by a passerby before paramedics arrived.
Five people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory operating from a house in Manauri village, Uttar Pradesh.
Four people taken to hospital after car and taxi accident near Keppel Road on Aug 26.
A Mercedes-Benz GLC L EV on display in a Chinese shopping mall unexpectedly rolled backward, breaking a glass railing and dangling precariously over the edge, narrowly avoiding a fall to the lower floor. Minor injuries and property damage were reported, with the cause sus…
A 22-year-old full-time national serviceman with the Singapore Police Force was cycling negligently when he struck down an elderly pedestrian who later died two days later of a head injury on Apr. 24, 2025. He was sentenced to a week in jail on Aug. 24, 2026, after pleadi…
13-year-old girl dies after being hit by train in Aichi
A 13-year-old girl, Hiori Takijiri, died after being struck by a train on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, on Sunday morning.
A 21-year-old fisherman named Prakash Libin drowned in Vizhinjam harbour after anchoring the boat and trying to swim ashore. The incident occurred on a Tuesday night, and the body was washed ashore near the coastal police station around midnight.
A helicopter has crashed in central Kenya at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county, killing all six people on board, air accident officials have told the BBC.
A 14-year-old boy drowned in a canal behind Millennium Park in Abuja while attempting to retrieve his shoe during rainfall, with police confirming his death and the father declining an autopsy.
At least 12 people killed in a Polish tourist bus crash in Hungary
A Polish tourist bus overturned on a motorway in north-east Hungary, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people and serious injuries to several others.
A 17-year-old student in Rawang, Selangor died in a suspected hit-and-run while riding home from delivering a knee guard to his mother at her workplace. Preliminary investigations show that the victim is believed to have been struck from behind by another motorcycle, caus…
A 36-year-old German man died in Tirol after falling during a family hike. He lost his balance and fell 50-100 meters down a steep slope, despite his family's attempts to revive him.
A boat carrying over a dozen people capsized near New York's Liberty Island, resulting in the deaths of a woman and a 5-month-old baby. Twelve others were rescued with minor injuries, while authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
Central African Republic: Bangui in Shock After Tanker Truck Overturns in Bimbo, Leaving At Least 20 Dead
A tanker truck overturned in Bimbo, a suburb of Bangui, Central African Republic, on Friday evening, August 7, 2026, resulting in at least 20 deaths and dozens of injuries.
BTS’ V has broken his silence after online speculation about a minor car accident. The singer shared Instagram Stories while travelling with BTS in the United States, indicating that he was continuing his tour activities normally.
Four young children died of suffocation after becoming trapped inside a locked car while playing in Isakhel, a town in Punjab’s Mianwali district, police said on Monday.
Two men in their 60s were seriously injured after a building suddenly collapsed in Sydney's Ultimo suburb. The men were transported to hospital with leg and neck injuries.
A woman died in Lagos after her car crashed into a roadside building on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, with preliminary findings suggesting she lost control of the vehicle.
At least five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying 250 people caught fire while at sea. The ferry was sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar in South Sulawesi.
An Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea on Sunday, killing five people and leaving 41 missing after some passengers jumped overboard. A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued.
At least five people have died and 41 remain missing after a ferry caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island. Search and rescue operations are ongoing as authorities investigate the incident.
Sylvie Cachay's death at NYC's Soho House in 2010 was initially ruled an accident, but her friends and family believe it was murder. They point to her troubled past, including a failed business and a broken engagement, as evidence of foul play.
Kyoto school searched over fatal boat accident during Okinawa field trip
The Japan Coast Guard has searched a private high school in Kyoto Prefecture on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death and injury following a fatal boat accident in Okinawa in March. The family of a 17-year-old female student who died in the accident duri…