Lusaka (Zambia): Dozens killed in one of the worst road mishaps in country's history

LUSAKA, Zambia (Thu, Feb. 07) – Reported by madn3wz

Lusaka (Zambia): Dozens killed in one of the worst road mishaps in country's history

At least 53 passengers were perished in a terrible road accident involving a passenger bus, a car and a truck in central Zambia's Chibombo district in the wee hours of Thursday, a government official said. 

The bus belonged to the Zambia Postal Service and was heading from the Copperbelt mining province to Lusaka.

According to details; the accident happened near the town of Chifamba, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Lusaka when the bus heading from Ndola city to the Zambian capital Lusaka banged into a semi-truck and another car, making it one of the worst road mishap in the nation’s recent history

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The bus is believed to have been carrying about 70 passengers. Fifty three passengers died on the scene, according to Zambia Police Spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela, while 10 sustained injuries.

The death toll may rise as the rescue teams were still working to clear the damaged parts of bus.

Super Bowl Crash: San Francisco 49ers' Delanie Walker lost his uncle and aunt

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Wed, Feb 06) – Reported by madn3wz

Delanie Walker with her uncle, Bryan Young, and aunt, Alice

San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker's aunt and uncle were perished in a tragic road accident when an alleged drunk driver smashed into their car just hours after watching their nephew play in Super Bowl XLVII.

The accident, which included two vehicles, happened around 5:30 a.m. on the I-10, WWL-TV.com reported.

Just four hours before Walker tweeted: “Alice and bryan young my aunt and uncle was killed on Monday at 5 am after the super bowl by a drunk driver... We lost some good people they will be missed i love y'all so much..”

According to details about the accident; the 26-year-old Nechole Thomas was supposedly driving "at a high rate of speed" on I-10 westbound, near mile marker 214, when she smashed into 2012 Nissan Altima which had stopped on the shoulder, according to state police. Both cars immediately caught fire.

“Im going to miss y'all but i know they are in a better place..”, Walker tweeted further.

Thomas, who escaped with minor injuries, has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, DWI and reckless operation.

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VIDEO: Dozens killed in fireworks explosion on Chinese Highway

BEIJING, China (Fri, Feb 01) – Reported by madn3wz

Dozens killed in fireworks explosion on Chinese Highway

At least 26 were reported killed in China early in the morning on Friday when a truck loaded by fireworks was exploded and destroyed part of an elevated highway in central province, causing vehicles plunging about 30 meters to the ground.

China National Radio had put the number of dead at 26 but the report appeared to have been removed from websites.

According to details; the truck was carrying fireworks ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations when a huge blast not only destroyed the truck but an 80-metre stretch of highway outside the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said at least 25 vehicles were smashed and buried in the collapse.

If the details of the cause of tragedy are believed to be correct, then the incident hints yet again towards badly constructed bridges and an abundance of badly regulated fireworks.

In the same kind of tragedy about two weeks back, a firework explosion destroyed a two-storey home in Hebei Province killing three people and injuring eleven.

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Breaking News: School children among 17 killed as bus plunges into river in Maharashtra, India

Mumbai, India (Wed, Sep 26) - Breaking News: At least 17 people have been reported dead in a fatal road accident today morning in Buldhana district of Indian State of Maharashtra.

 

Breaking News: School children among 17 killed as bus plunges into river in Maharashtra, India

 

 

According to Indian media reports; bus fell into river from a bridge after getting out of control in Buldhana district.

 

School children are also among the dead, NDTV reported. The bodies of the driver and the helper, along with some of the children have been recovered.

 

Further details still to come.

Deadly Bus Crash in Brazil: At least 10 killed, 42 injured

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Mon, Jul 16) – At least 10 people died and 42 injured when a passenger bus crashed in the southern Brazil state of Parana, according to state’s police spokesperson.

Deadly Bus Crash in Brazil: At least 10 killed, 42 injured

According to details; there were total 50 passengers and two drivers were on board when the bus got out of control before hit a truck coming from the opposite direction in the next lane. The exact cause of the mishap is still to be established after thorough investigations.

The bus was reportedly traveling with two other buses to a conference of the Brazilian Computer Association at the Federal University of Parana, scheduled to start Monday morning.

The identities of the perished passengers have not been disclosed by police until the last reports.

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Vietnam: 34 killed, 21 injured as passenger bus plunges into Serepok River

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Fri, May 18) – At least 34 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into a river bank in central Vietnam. Twenty-one others were injured in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents.

Vietnam: 34 killed, 21 injured as passenger bus plunges into Serepok River

According to details; the passenger bus, carrying more than 50 passengers and crew members, struck through the side-railings of a bridge and plunged into the bank of the Serepok River about 18 meters beneath.

The authorities said the bus was on its way to the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City from the central highland province of Dak Lak, when the tragic incident took place. Injured people were shifted the General Hospital in Dak Lak, where two of them pronounced dead; while 32 were declared dead at the accident scene.

The sources at the hospital told that 16 out of 21 injured were in critical condition and were being treated at ICU.

Highway Safety department is investigating the cause of the accident.

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VIDEO: At least 29 killed, 56 injured in a tragic road accident at Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – At least 29 people were killed and 56 injured in a tragic road accident when a truck carrying rubble from the Haitian earthquake that struck two years ago has crashed into a bus in Port-au-Prince.

At least 29 killed, 56 injured in a tragic road accident at Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 According to details; the dump truck, suffering from brake failure, stagger into a passenger bus and then struck into, an official said Tuesday.

"It totally destroyed everything in its path," Frederick Alexis, a freelance photographer who was at the scene, told the Herald. "There were partially destroyed, mangled bodies everywhere.

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Outcry in China over Death of 15 Students in School Bus Accident

BEIJING, China (Dec. 13) – The death toll in a school bus accident in eastern China has reached to fifteen with three more students confirmed dead in hospital early Tuesday, the local government said.

Death toll climbed to 15 in China school bus mishap

Reportedly, a school bus carrying total 29 primary students overturned Monday on an icy country road into an irrigation ditch in Fengxian county of Xuzhou city, east China's Jiangsu Province. The tragic mishap has highlighted serious problems with child safety following a similar disaster last month.

Eight other children were injured, one of them seriously, a spokesman for the Jiangsu provincial government said Tuesday. News reports suggest that the bus slipped off the road after swinging over to avoid another vehicle.

An outcry erupted across China in early November after 19 students and 2 adults were killed when a coal truck slammed into their overcrowded school van in northwestern China.

China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged that new rules on school bus safety would be drafted within a month.

Passenger Bus-Fuel Tanker Collision in Tamil Nadu, India -- At Least 7 Killed, 21 Injured

CHITHODU (Tamil Nadu), India – At least seven reported killed and 21 injured in a fatal road accident last night in Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

According to details; a passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker from backside at Chithode, about 15 km from Chitode, on NH-47, resulting in an immediate fire which covered both vehicles within a wink of an eye.

According to police sources; the bus was heading towards Bangalore from Coimbatore and the fuel tank was carrying aviation fuel and was on its way to the Coimbatore airport.

Five out of seven killed were burnt to death on the spot while two were later died in hospital. Twenty one injured passengers were shifted to different nearby hospitals at Bhavani, Erode and Coimbatore. Two of the injured are still in serious condition, hospital sources revealed.

Over-speeding is the apparent cause of the accident; while restlessness of driver is also believed to be a major factor. The driver and conductor of the bus also killed in this accident.

Kallar Kahar School Bus Tragedy -- Initial Investigation Report Reveals Shocking Facts

FAISALABAD, Pakistan – Motorway police has released the principal of Millat Grammar School after initial investigation; while a 3-member team has been established for an independent probe into the school bus tragedy that killed 37, including 31 students. 

Kallar Kahar School Bus Tragedy -- Initial Investigation Report Reveals Shocking Facts

The investigation team will work under the supervision of Faisalabad Commissioner Syed Tahir Hussain.

Eye-opening revelations were made after initial investigations by Motorway police, enlisted below:

1. At the time of accident the bus was being driven by conductor, rather than the actual driver, who had no driving license,
2. NOC of bus was taken to carry passengers of a marriage ceremony,
3. Bus travelled with a fake fitness certificate,
4. The route permit of the bus was also expired,
5. The bus was more than 37 years old i.e. 1974 model,
6. School administration hired bus for just Rs. 12,000 and opted a poor-conditioned bus just to save money.

The complete investigation report will reveal that how many department, government institutions and people are actually responsible for the disastrous road accident.

Kallar Kahar School Bus Tragedy Updates (Photos): Death Toll Reaches 37, Day of Mourning in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD, Pakistan (Sept. 27) – Kallar Kahar School Bus Accident Updates: (Read Breaking News Report HERE.)

UPDATES: Kallar Kahar School Bus Tragedy - Death Toll Reaches 37

According to latest updates; the death toll has reached to 37 - including 30 students, four teachers, a vice principal of the school and driver, conductor of the bus – while 65 sustained severe injuries and mostly are being treated in DHQ Hospital, Chakwal and Fauji Foundation Hospital Kallar Kahar. Few critically injured have already been shifted to Rawalpindi hospitals and Allied Hospital, Faisalabad.

UPDATES: Kallar Kahar School Bus Tragedy - Some of the Students Injured in Accident

Meanwhile, few dead bodies have already transported to Faisalabad where all schools and government offices have announced a day of mourning. 

Millat Grammar School is a private school located in Millat Town, some 20 kilometres from Faisalabad city. Most students who attended the school belong to rural areas. Officials at the school said the bus had departed from Faisalabad at 6:00 am on Monday (Sept. 26). The students were reportedly from class six to class ten.

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Breaking!! Millat Grammar School (Faisalabad) Bus Overturned Near Kalar Kahar -- At Least 28 Dead, More Than 40 Injured

FAISALABAD, Pakistan (Sept. 26) – Breaking News: At least 28 people were killed, including 20 students, at the time of writing these lines, in a fatal road accident of a school bus, according to private TV channels.

School Bus Accident Near Kalar Kahar: 28 Killed, More Than 40 Injured

According to available details; school bus (No. FF 4186) of Millat Grammar School (Faisalabad), carrying almost 110 students, was returning from a picnic trip which overturned after getting out of control on Motorway 25 Km away from Kalar Kahar salt range.

The bus after skidding on Motorway fell into a ditch killing at least 28 children while more than 40 children got injured and shifted to DHQ hospital Chakwal. Rescue operation is already underway and injured are being pulled out after cutting the body of the bus. 

According to initial revelation by hospital sources four children are critically injured and being treated in ICU. It is feared that the death toll may rise.

It is believed that the accident took place due to failure of brakes. 

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Buenos Aires, Argentine: Bus Collided with Trains Killed 7, Dozens Critically Injured (Pictures)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Sept. 13) – According to police sources; the clash between bus and two trains Tuesday left at least 7 dead and more than 100 injured outside Argentine capital. Several injured, especially children, are in critical condition, hospital sources said.

Bus Collided with Trains Killed 7, Dozens Critically Injured in Argentina

According to details; the crash occurred in Flores, a suburb located to the southwest of the Argentine capital, as a train smashed into a bus at a street-level train crossing, causing the train to derail, where it was struck by a second train on the opposite track.

"There are seven confirmed deaths. There are people in hospital now in very grave state, including children. They have severe injuries," said Fernando Sostre, spokesman for the Argentine Federal Police.

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Breaking News!!! - - 12 People, including 6 women and 4 children, Killed in Road Accident at Pir Mahal - Rajhana Road

Pir Mahal-Rajhana Road Accident killed 12

FAISALABAD (June 07) – At least 12 people killed in a tragic road accident at Rajhana-Pir Mahal Road early in the morning today (Tuesday/June 7).

According to Express News; a public transport vehicle collided with a car due to over-speeding killing all 12 occupants of the car, including six women and four children. 

It was reported that all 12 people killed in the tragic accident were belonged to same family.

No one killed or injured from the passengers in the coach that hit the car. 

Passenger bus fell into Neelum River killed 35 with one lucky escape

Bus fell into Neelum River kills 35

Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir – At least 35 peoples were reported dead as a passengers bus fell into Neelum River in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir (Pakistan). 

According to details; the bus was near village of Changan in the Neelum valley, some 80 miles northeast of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir. The bus was stopped to give way to herd of goats passing on the road; but the driver stopped the bus dangerously near the edge of the road and couldn’t control it from felling 300 meter deep Neelum River.

Rescue operations are underway; but there’s no hope of finding anyone alive on the remains of the bus. The bus conductor is the only lucky person to survive the accident as he was trying to keep the goats away from the road when bus fell into the river.

Six School Students Crushed to Death by a Mobile Crane in Kanuma, Japan

KANUMA, Japan - - An out of control mobile crane crushed six students to death on Monday morning in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, police sources reported.

Reportedly, students from an elementary school were going along the road on the way to their school when the crane crossed the centre line and run over a group of children, killing five boys and a girl and left another boy critically wounded. 

According to the Kanuma board of education, other children were watching the accident when the five were killed. The board dispatched counsellors to treat the children for possible psychological trauma.

The 26-year-old driver, Masato Shibata, was detained on the spot; but no alcohol was found in Shibata, the police said.