Tag: accident

Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
One dead and many missing as Pemex offshore plant explodes in Gulf of Mexico

Six people were initially reported injured and taken to hospitals in nearby Campeche Sunday after a Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico was set ablaze following an explosion.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
At least 41 people killed in a crash of a bus and a truck in Sao Paulo

At least 41 people were killed and 10 injured on Wednesday when a bus and a truck crashed in southeastern Brazil, police said. The bus, which was carrying employees on their way to work at a textile factory, collided with the truck just before 7 am on a motorway outside the town of Taguai, in Sao Paulo state, police said.
Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Bolsonaro has skull scanned after a fall in the bathroom

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Monday evening after a fall in the official presidential palace, his office said.
Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 19:16 UTC
Colombia: Plane crash leaves a dozen dead

A DC-3 model aircraft with registration number HK2494 that had been declared in emergency fell on Saturday to land in the center-east of Colombia after not finding where to land, local media reported.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Hundreds pay tribute to Leicester City owner who died in helicopter crash

Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's wife and son have joined the English Premier League outfit's players and hundreds of fans at the club's stadium to pay tribute to the victims of a helicopter crash which killed Mr. Srivaddhanaprabha and four people.
Friday, April 13th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Australia calls off search for woman that fell overboard from P&O Pacific Dawn

Australian authorities have called off a search for a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral Sea. The passenger fell from the Pacific Dawn about 16:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Thursday, about 300km west of New Caledonia.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 10:05 UTC
“2017 was the safest year for aviation ever”

Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group that tracks crashes, making 2017 the safest year on record for commercial air travel. Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network both reported there were no commercial passenger jet fatalities in 2017.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 21:16 UTC
BlackBerry outage sees traffic accidents plummet in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Police in Abu Dhabi and Dubai said the number of reported traffic accidents plunged during the recent three-day BlackBerry outage. In Dubai, traffic accidents fell 20% from average rates on the days BlackBerry users were unable to use its messaging service. In Abu Dhabi the drop was steeper, 40% and there were no fatal accidents.
Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:44 UTC
Second bus-train accident in Buenos Aires leaves 90 people injured

A collision between a bus, cement truck and a pre-metro (lightrail) train injured 90 people on Thursday during morning rush hour traffic in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, according to police.
Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:42 UTC
Norwegian coastal cruise catches fire: 2 dead and dozens injured

Two people have died in a fire that broke out in the engine room of a Norwegian fjord cruise ship, forcing hundreds to evacuate and injuring up to a dozen. The ferry had 262 people on board, of which roughly 200 were passengers.