Tag: Transportation accidents
Egypt orders 8 workers detained after deadly train collision
SUEZ, Egypt — Egypt’s chief prosecutor Monday ordered eight rail employees, including two train drivers, to remain in custody for their alleged roles in...
2 dead, 1 seriously hurt in Georgia highway crash
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — A highway crash caused by a wrong-way driver in southeast Georgia killed two people and left another hospitalized with serious...
Helicopter crashes in Alaska killing 5, seriously injuring 1
PALMER, Alaska — A helicopter crashed in the area of Knik Glacier killing five and leaving one in serious but stable condition, Alaska authorities...
6 dead, 1 injured in small plane crash in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A small plane heading for Arizona crashed in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora on Saturday, killing six people and...
Grand Canyon basketball player Oscar Frayer killed in crash
PHOENIX — Grand Canyon basketball player Oscar Frayer died from a car accident, three days after the Antelopes played in the NCAA Tournament for...
Medical examiner: Cardiac event, not accident, killed Plager
ST. LOUIS — Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager likely died of a “cardiac event,” not injuries from a highway accident, the St....
Royal Navy jet crashes in England after pilots safely eject
LONDON — British authorities say a Royal Navy jet crashed Thursday morning in a wooded area in southeast England after the two pilots ejected...
Human errors, mechanical woes caused Marine tank sinking
SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps investigation found the sinking of a seafaring tank last year off Southern California that killed nine service members...
Blues hockey great Bob Plager dies in car accident
ST. LOUIS — Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday in a car crash in St. Louis. He was 78.
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Iran road accident kills at least 14, including 8 children
TEHRAN, Iran — A road accident in southeastern Iran on Tuesday killed at least 14 people, including eight children, an Iranian semi-official news agency...
