Tag: Crash
At least 31 dead in India wedding bus crash
At least 31 people were killed in India's remote north-eastern region early on Tuesday when a bus carrying more than 40 people returning from...
Monument for Airblue crash victims only a hollow promise?
months have passed since the fateful Airblue crash, but the monument that was to be erected in the memory of the victims is...
60 feared dead in AJK bus crash
Up to 60 people are feared dead after the bus they were travelling in plunged into a river in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...
South Africa commuter train crash injures more than 700
More than 700 people were injured, 70 of them seriously, when two South African commuter trains collided in the Soweto township outside Johannesburg, officials...
25 dead in Indonesian plane crash
A plane carrying about 25 passengers and crew crashed into the sea during a downpour Saturday in eastern Indonesia, killing everyone on board, a...
Indonesian aircraft crashes at sea with 27 on board; no survivors
An Indonesian passenger aircraft crashed into the sea on Saturday near the eastern island of Papua with 27 people on board, a transport ministry...
India chopper missing with Arunachal Pradesh chief minister on board
A helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others, including two crew members, from Tawang has gone missing immediately after take-off...
18 dead, five hurt in Indian helicopter crash
GUWAHATI - At least 18 people died and five others were badly burnt on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed and exploded as it came into land in a mountainous region of northeast India, police told AFP. "The number of those killed are 18 and five people badly burnt have been taken to hospital in Tawang," said S.B. Singh, police inspector general of Arunachal Pradesh state, lowering the earlier death toll of 20. "There were 23 people including five crew members on board the helicopter,"
18 dead, 5 hurt in Indian helicopter crash
GUWAHATI - At least 18 people died and five others were badly burnt on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in northeast India close to the border with China, a local police chief told AFP.
"The number of those killed are 18 and five people badly burnt have been taken to hospital in Tawang," said S.B. Singh, police inspector general of Arunachal Pradesh state, amending the earlier death toll of 20.
"There were 23 people including five crew members on board the helicopter," he
"The number of those killed are 18 and five people badly burnt have been taken to hospital in Tawang," said S.B. Singh, police inspector general of Arunachal Pradesh state, amending the earlier death toll of 20.
"There were 23 people including five crew members on board the helicopter," he
Adefemi killed in car crash
ATHENS - Nigeria international Olubayo Adefemi has been killed in a car accident, the Greek Football Federation have announced. Greek media report that the 25-year-old Xanthi defender skidded off a road on Monday morning while driving to Salonika to finalise arrangements for his wedding.
Adefemi joined Xanthi from French side Boulogne last summer and had made 24 league appearances this season, scoring twice. "The Greek Football Federation expresses its grief at the untimely
Adefemi joined Xanthi from French side Boulogne last summer and had made 24 league appearances this season, scoring twice. "The Greek Football Federation expresses its grief at the untimely
3 killed, 40 injured in bus crash in Rajanpur
DERA GHAZI KHAN - At least three persons were killed and 40 others were injured in a bus crash in Rajanpur area here on Sunday, police said.
According to details, a passenger bus loaded with the devotees, going from Faisalabad to Khawaj Ghulam Farid's shrine in Kot Mithan, over turned on Indus Highway near Basti Lashari in Rajanpur area.
As a result, three persons died on the spot while more than 40 were injured.
The incident occurred because of over speeding.
According to details, a passenger bus loaded with the devotees, going from Faisalabad to Khawaj Ghulam Farid's shrine in Kot Mithan, over turned on Indus Highway near Basti Lashari in Rajanpur area.
As a result, three persons died on the spot while more than 40 were injured.
The incident occurred because of over speeding.
British giants crash out of Europa League
PARIS - Big-spending English giants Manchester City, Liverpool and Rangers crashed out of the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday to end Britain's interest in the competition. Roberto Mancini's City side, bank-rolled from Abu Dhabi by Sheikh Mansour's £500 million investment, beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 at Eastlands but bowed out 2-1 on aggregate. At Anfield a lacklustre Liverpool eked out a goalless draw with Sporting Braga to put the plucky Portuguese side through 1-0 on aggregate.
Ships crash into cities as tsunami wreaks havoc
TOKYO - Belly-up ships, twisted cars and debris from shattered buildings on Friday crashed through the streets of Japanese port towns that were turned into black rivers by a monster tsunami. A muddy river filled with rubble - some of it on fire and belching smoke - raced across rice fields and through towns, aerial television footage showed in one of the worst-hit areas, Miyagi prefecture.
A schoolboy was swept away there by the deadly waters and there were grave fears the toll
A schoolboy was swept away there by the deadly waters and there were grave fears the toll
NATO’s C-130 responsible for Airblue crash?
KARACHI - The crash of Airblue's Airbus 321 airplane near Islamabad on July 28 last year, which killed all 152 people onboard, could be attributed to a number of violations, Aviation Department sources told Pakistan Today on Monday. When the aircraft was asked to go and hold north of the airfield at Islamabad airport, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) had actually given take-off clearance to a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) C-130 aircraft, which took 8 minutes to line up on
4 killed in UAE plane crash
DUBAI - Four passengers were killed when a Grumman 21T aircraft crashed at Al-Ain airport in the east of the United Arab Emirates, an aviation authority statement said on Monday.
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening, adding that there were four deaths. "Shortly after liftoff, the aircraft veered to the left and crashed on Taxiway Kilo," it said.
It said that the eight-seater aircraft was destroyed by the
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said the plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday evening, adding that there were four deaths. "Shortly after liftoff, the aircraft veered to the left and crashed on Taxiway Kilo," it said.
It said that the eight-seater aircraft was destroyed by the
SHC issues notices to respondents in Airblue plane crash case
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday issued notices to federal Law secretary, Defence secretary, chief air controllers of Karachi and Islamabad, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief and other respondents to submit comments in the Airblue plane crash case on the next date of hearing to be fixed later.
An SHC divisional bench, comprising Chief Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Hassan Rizvi, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by the Human Rights and Civil
An SHC divisional bench, comprising Chief Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Hassan Rizvi, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by the Human Rights and Civil
Australia crash to Chawla spin in warm-up match
BANGALORE - Piyush Chawla spun India to a remarkable 38-run win over defending champions Australia in a high-profile World Cup warm-up match on Sunday. The leg-spinner took 4-31 as Australia collapsed to 176 chasing a modest 215-run target, after being strongly placed at 118-1 in the day-night match before a sizeable crowd at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Chawla, 22, also upstaged Australian paceman Brett Lee, who earlier gave a superb exhibition of fast bowling to rock
Chawla, 22, also upstaged Australian paceman Brett Lee, who earlier gave a superb exhibition of fast bowling to rock
