A train travelling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least six people dead and five injured, officials said. More than 100 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5pm local time in […]
A train travelling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and five injured, officials said. More than 100 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5pm local time in […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo Fire Department fire truck collided with a vehicle on the 2100 block of Elmwood Avenue Saturday night, a City of Buffalo official said. The collision happened just before 8:20 p.m. outside of the News 4 WIVB building. Authorities said Buffalo Fire was responding to a call when it collided […]
US and Canadian officials are investigating after a 689-foot ship collided with an underwater object and began taking on water in Lake Superior, the US Coast Guard says. The agency responded after the bulk carrier Michipicoten sent a report at 6:53 a.m. Saturday that it was experiencing flooding as it traveled southwest of Isle Royale […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a 689-foot-long (210-meter-long) ship called the Michipicoten had collided with something about 35 miles (56 kilometers) […]
Read the full story on Backfire News Porsche 911 Collides Head-On With Truck Pulling Horse Trailer Some of the worst car accidents are when a small sports car and heavy-duty truck collide, especially head-on. That’s what happened on I-80 near Salt Lake City, Utah on Memorial Day after a Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet ended up […]
May 27—A Washington State Patrol trooper had a medical emergency while driving a patrol car Monday, causing him to collide with another vehicle on Interstate 90 sending both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries. Trooper Tod Surdam, 50, was driving west on I-90 when he had a medical emergency at around 10 a.m. while […]
A barge has collided into a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil and closing the lone road to a nearby island. Images from the incident, which occurred on Wednesday morning, show a damaged column from the bridge, partly collapsed onto the barge. The barge was carrying a base petroleum product, a type of petroleum oil, […]
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Two people were hospitalized Saturday afternoon after an antique vehicle in the May Day Parade unexpectedly surged forward, crushing several people between the vehicle and a float carrying children. The Kennebunk Fire Department said the accident occurred at the start of the parade formation on Water Street around 1:30 p.m. “In what […]
A train that Ghana recently acquired from Poland has collided with a lorry during a test run in the Eastern Region, the authorities say. It rammed into the abandoned vehicle that was on the tracks of the Tema-Mpakadan railway line on Thursday, causing minor damage to the train’s cabin area, the railway ministry said. The […]
Mar. 21—MEADS/CANNONSBURG — Two men were taken into custody by Boyd County Sheriff’s deputies following a pursuit that ended with a collision into a home on Tuesday afternoon. According to court records and a press release from Boyd County Sheriff Major Steve Lake, deputies were dispatched to Rural King in response to a shoplifting attempt […]
All three children on a school bus were killed when it veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor-trailer in western Illinois on Monday morning, authorities said. The drivers of the bus and truck also died, Illinois State Police said. The vehicles were engulfed in flames, and there were no survivors, Capt. Jody Huffman […]