Posts Tagged ‘2’
Buses Collide in Bangladesh; 5 Killed, 20 Injured
Two buses collided head-on in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna, Bangladesh, on August 22nd. The accident happened on the Pabna-Dhaka highway in the Chinkhura Bazar area. At least five people were killed in the accident. Twenty others were injured and were taken to Pabna General Hospital.
Freight Train Hits Pickup Truck in Minnesota; 2 Injured
A freight train crashed into a pickup truck at the railroad crossing at Centerline Road in Beltrami County, Minnesota, on July 16th. Two People sustained injuries in the crash. The injured were taken to hospitals. The cause of crash remains under investigation.
Bus Hits Trailer Truck in Germany; 18 Killed, 30 Injuries
A bus crashed into a trailer truck and caught fire at the A9 highway in Bavaria, southeast Germany, on the early morning of July 3rd. The bus with two drivers was transporting around forty-six people from Saxony, eastern Germany, at the time. At least eighteen people lost their lives in the crash, while another thirty people sustained [...]
Bus Crashes into Truck in Russia; 14 Killed
A long-haul passenger bus crashed into a truck on the Volga river in Moscow, Russia, on July 2nd. The bus, travelling from Samara, to Izhevsk, caught fire right after the crash. At least fourteen people lost their lives in the crash; two of them were children. Initial investigation shows the bus driver was blinded by the headlights, [...]
Trucks Crashed in Johannesburg; 2 Killed, 2 Injured
Three trucks crashed into each other near Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 23rd. Two men lost their lives in the crash, while two others sustained injuries. The cause of crash is not known yet. The injured were taken to hospital.
School Buses Hit Each Other in Canada; 23 Injured
Two school buses crashed into each other at highway 118 in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, on the morning of June 12th. The busses were carrying fifty-one students and four staff members of Don Valley Middle School, at the time. Around twenty-one students and two staff members sustained injuries of various intensities. The crash [...]
Metro Trains Crash in Iran; 48 Injured
Two Metro trains collided with each other at Tarasht station in Tehran, Iran, on June 6. At least 48 people sustained injuries in the crash. The injured were taken to hospital. The accident remains under investigation.
Trains Hit Each Other in Johannesburg; 1 Killed, 102 Injured
Two trains hit each other between Olifantsfontein and Elandsfontein in the east of Johannesburg on June 1st. The accident happened when a Business Express train was coming from Pretoria crashed into an empty train going towards Leralla station. Numerous carriages leaned to their sides after the crash. The trains were manually authorised to [...]
Trains Collide in South Africa; 1 Killed, 55 Injured
Two trains collided into each other in Elandsfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 1st. Several carriages of the trains leaned to their right after hitting each other. One train driver lost his life in the crash while around 55 passengers sustained injuries of various intensities. The cause of accident remains under investigation.
Bus Crashed in Nigeria after Tyre Burst; 2 Killed, 22 Injured
A Toyota commuter bus crashed into a ditch on Abuja- Lokoja road at the Yaba Junction in Abaji, Nigeria, on the morning of May 27th. Investigation reveals that the crash happened due to tyre burst and over-speeding. Two people lost their lives in the crash while another 22 sustained injuries of various intensities. The injured were taken [...]
