Tag: Transportation accidents
Train derails in Canada, spilling timber and tar sands
BLACKFALDS, Alberta — A train carrying tar sands and timber has derailed in the Canadian province of Alberta, spilling at least part of its...
At least 43 migrants drown off Tunisia; 84 rescued
TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized...
National Guard: Human error caused fatal NY helicopter crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Human error caused the crash of an Army National Guard helicopter during a January training exercise in upstate New York that...
Cargo plane reportedly crashes off Hawaii with 2 onboard
HONOLULU — A cargo plane reportedly crashed off Hawaii on Friday morning with two people on board.
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F-16 collides with building at Dutch air base before takeoff
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Belgian F-16 fighter jet collided with a building at a Dutch airbase Thursday morning as it prepared to take...
Man fleeing Fort Wayne police crashes car, killing 3
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A man fleeing officers at a high rate of speed crashed his car, killing himself and two passengers, Fort Wayne...
In quiet coastal town, ‘unassuming’ man turned racist killer
WINTHROP, Mass. — Residents of a secluded, Boston-area coastal community are trying to come to terms with the shooting death of two Black residents...
Police ID man who they say shot Atlanta officer in the face
ATLANTA — State law officers on Thursday identified the man who they say opened fire on two Atlanta police officers, hitting one of them...
Edmunds demystifies advanced driver aids in new vehicles
There’s some hesitancy from the public regarding the future of self-driving cars; a survey by Autolist says that most shoppers are split about whether...
As the Titanic decays, expedition will monitor deterioration
The Titanic is disappearing. The iconic ocean liner that was sunk by an iceberg is now slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria: holes pervade the...
