More than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass

Al Jazeera  

Bus carrying some 40 passengers veered off elevated overpass, plunged about 15 metres and caught fire, officials report. More than 20 people have been killed and 18 injured after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed off an elevated overpass, plunged some 15 metres and caught fire near Venice in northern Italy, officials said. Venice City Councillor Renato Boraso said the bus had been carrying 40 passengers, 21 of whom had died and 18 who were injured. pic.twitter.com/APnsQoPMkL — Luigi Brugnaro October 3, 2023 Five of the victims were Ukrainians and one was German, said Venice’s prefect Michele Di Bari, the local representative of the interior ministry.

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One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed in New Zealand
3 weeks, 5 days ago

One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed in New Zealand

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a rural highway Wednesday. The ambulance service said two people were in critical condition and four others seriously hurt, with the rest moderately injured, after the crash in the Waikato region …

Seven killed after bus overturns in Jharkhand
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1 month ago

Seven killed after bus overturns in Jharkhand

Deccan Chronicle  

Hazaribag : At least seven people were killed and several others injured on Thursday after a Patna-bound bus with passengers on board overturned in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said. The accident occurred near Gorhar Police Station area, around 50 km away from district headquarters, when the bus overturned while negotiating a sharp bend, a senior officer said. There were about …

Bus crash in India kills 36, injures more than 20 in northern state of Uttarakhand
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bus crash in India kills 36, injures more than 20 in northern state of Uttarakhand

ABC  

At least 36 people have been killed after an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday. Road accidents are common along the many mountainous roads in the Himalayan region, caused mostly by poor maintenance and reckless driving in the tortuous terrain. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his "deepest condolences to those …

Bangkok bus driver arrested after horror fire kills 23 passengers on school trip
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangkok bus driver arrested after horror fire kills 23 passengers on school trip

The Independent  

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Three dead, 19 hurt as bus hits roadside shed in Batala
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Three dead, 19 hurt as bus hits roadside shed in Batala

Hindustan Times  

As many as three passengers, including a child, were killed and 19 sustained injuries as a private bus rammed into a bus stop in Shahbad village along the Batala-Qadian road in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district on Monday. As per staff of the Batala civil hospital, 19 passengers were injured and seven of them were critical so they were referred …

2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 35 people dead, officials say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

2 separate bus accidents in Pakistan leave at least 35 people dead, officials say

The Independent  

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At least 5 killed in train-bus collision in Slovakia
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 5 killed in train-bus collision in Slovakia

China Daily  

BRATISLAVA -- At least five people died and five others were injured as a train collided with a bus in Slovakia on Thursday, the Slovak Emergency Medical Rescue Service Operational Centre said. An express train carrying more than 100 passengers from Prague to Budapest crashed into a bus shortly after 5 pm local time. The locomotive and engineer of the …

Five dead, 40 injured after bus falls off flyover in Odisha’s Jajpur
8 months, 1 week ago

Five dead, 40 injured after bus falls off flyover in Odisha’s Jajpur

Hindustan Times  

At least five people were killed and 40 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in, fell from a flyover in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, police said. The injured were taken to the Cuttack SCB Medical College,” said Tapan Kumar Naik, Inspector in-charge, Dharamshala police station. According to Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, Collector and District Magistrate, Jajpur, …

Ohio bus crash cause probed after six killed and 18 injured: Updates
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio bus crash cause probed after six killed and 18 injured: Updates

The Independent  

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Firefighters work until dawn to remove wreckage of bus carrying tourists in Venice; 21 dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Firefighters work until dawn to remove wreckage of bus carrying tourists in Venice; 21 dead

The Independent  

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Italy: 21 people die after bus carrying tourists to campground falls from overpass near Venice
1 year, 2 months ago

Italy: 21 people die after bus carrying tourists to campground falls from overpass near Venice

India TV News  

At least 21 people died after a city bus carrying tourists to a campground fell from an overpass near Venice in northern Italy, the officials said on Wednesday. The accident occurred when the bus was bringing tourists to a camping site on the mainland opposite the historic old city of Venice, they added. The bus caught fire after the accident, …

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
1 year, 2 months ago

A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists

The Independent  

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A bus coach crashes in Austria, killing a woman and injuring 20 others
1 year, 3 months ago

A bus coach crashes in Austria, killing a woman and injuring 20 others

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A bus coach traveling through Austria on Tuesday went off the road and crashed on its side, killing a woman and injuring 20 other passengers, Austria’s APA agency reported. The coach was on its way from Berlin via Linz in Austria to Trieste in northern Italy, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported. Passengers on the double-decker bus included citizens from …

Bus Accident in Pak Kills 5 After Driver Falls Asleep
1 year, 4 months ago

Bus Accident in Pak Kills 5 After Driver Falls Asleep

News 18  

At least five persons were killed and 20 others severely injured on Sunday when a bus with devotees overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province after the driver fell asleep, police said. The bus, with the devotees, was on its way back to Jacobabad from Sakhi Sarwar when it overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle as he fell asleep, …

Child among 7 killed, 29 injured as bus falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 5 months ago

Child among 7 killed, 29 injured as bus falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh

India Today  

Seven people, including a six-year-old child, were killed, and 29 others sustained injuries after the bus in which they were travelling plunged into a canal at Darsi in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, said police. Eyewitnesses said that the bus lost control while trying to avoid a collision with an oncoming vehicle, resulting in it falling into the Nagarjuna Sagar …

At least 25 Indian passengers die after bus catches fire: ‘Passengers were sleeping’
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 25 Indian passengers die after bus catches fire: ‘Passengers were sleeping’

The Independent  

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17 dead, several injured after bus carrying migrants in Mexico overturns
1 year, 10 months ago

17 dead, several injured after bus carrying migrants in Mexico overturns

India Today  

A bus carrying migrants from Venezuela, Colombia and central America overturned in central Mexico, leaving 17 people dead and several others injured, officials in Puebla state were quoted as saying by news agency Reuters. The accident took place on a highway on Sunday afternoon when the bus with 45 passengers headed north, Puebla's Interior Minister Julio Huerta was quoted as …

Panama bus accident kills at least 39 migrants
1 year, 10 months ago

Panama bus accident kills at least 39 migrants

Al Jazeera  

A bus carrying 66 people plunged off of a cliff in the worst accident involving migrants in Panama in a decade. Dozens of migrants have been killed in a bus accident in the Central American nation of Panama, where a bus carrying more than 60 migrants plunged off a cliff. The Panamanian government typically moves migrants who have crossed the …

Passenger bus falls into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed
1 year, 10 months ago

Passenger bus falls into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed

Hindustan Times  

At least 40 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said on Sunday. Rescue workers collect remains from the burnt wreckage of a bus accident in Bela, an area of Lasbela district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The passenger bus fell into a ravine and …

Passenger bus in Pakistan crashes and falls off bridge, killing 40
1 year, 10 months ago

Passenger bus in Pakistan crashes and falls off bridge, killing 40

LA Times  

The charred wreckage of a bus after it plunged from a bridge near Bela, Pakistan, on Sunday. A passenger bus crashed into a pillar and fell off a bridge, catching fire and killing 40 people in southern Pakistan on Sunday, a government official said. Hamza Anjum Nadeem, assistant commissioner in Bela, said the bodies of 40 people, including women and …

Pakistan bus fire kills at least 18 flood survivors
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan bus fire kills at least 18 flood survivors

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 50 passengers on the bus were all members of an extended family displaced by the catastrophic floods. Islamabad, Pakistan – A bus carrying nearly 50 people displaced by the catastrophic floods in Pakistan has caught fire, killing at least 18 of them, including eight children and nine women. The passengers were all members of an extended family who were …

9 killed, 40 injured in bus accident in Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

9 killed, 40 injured in bus accident in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Palakkad: Nine people, including five students, were killed after a private tourist bus hit a state-run KSRTC bus from behind at Vadakkenchery here, Kerala Road Transport Minister Antony Raju said on Thursday. The minister said the accident occurred around 11.30 PM on Wednesday when the private bus, which was travelling at a high speed, while attempting to overtake a car, …

Kerala: Tourist bus carrying school children crashes into KSRTC bus in Palakkad, 9 killed, 38 injured
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala: Tourist bus carrying school children crashes into KSRTC bus in Palakkad, 9 killed, 38 injured

Firstpost  

Nine people were killed and 38 injured after a tourist bus carrying school students and teachers crashed into a KSRTC bus and then fell into a swamp at Vadakkenchery in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Wednesday night. New Delhi: Nine people were killed and 38 injured after a tourist bus carrying school students and teachers crashed into a Kerala State Road …

Six tourists killed as bus from West Bengal overturns in Odisha
2 years, 6 months ago

Six tourists killed as bus from West Bengal overturns in Odisha

The Hindu  

Six tourists, including four women, were killed when the bus they were travelling in overturned following brake failure near Kalinga Ghati, a hilly road, in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, night. As many as 50 tourists had come from Howrah district of West Bengal for sightseeing in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The bus had almost covered the …

Truck hits tourist bus in Egypt, 10 killed including 4 French
2 years, 8 months ago

Truck hits tourist bus in Egypt, 10 killed including 4 French

India TV News  

A tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and burst into flames on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people including four French and a Belgian, authorities said. Wednesday’s accident came five days after a bus crashed on a highway near the Red Sea, killing three including two Polish tourists. Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of …

Bus full of Ukrainian refugees overturns in Italy; 1 dead
2 years, 9 months ago

Bus full of Ukrainian refugees overturns in Italy; 1 dead

Associated Press  

ROME — A bus carrying Ukrainian refugees overturned on a major highway in northern Italy at dawn on Sunday, killing a young mother, Italian firefighters and news reports said. Italian state TV said there were also five people injured, but none of the injuries was serious, in the crash on the A14 highway near Forli’, a town in the Emilia-Romagna …

12 burnt to death after road crash in Rajasthan
3 years, 1 month ago

12 burnt to death after road crash in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

At least 12 people, including an infant, were burnt to death and 38 others injured in a fire tragedy triggered by the collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Balotra, Barmer district on Wednesday, Rajasthan Police said. The accident took place near Bhandiyawas village on the Barmer-Jodhpur National Highway under Pachpadra police station of Barmer district around 11 …

22 Killed as Bus Falls into Ravine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
3 years, 1 month ago

22 Killed as Bus Falls into Ravine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

News 18  

At least 22 people were killed and eight others injured on Wednesday after a bus carrying them fell into a ravine in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, police said. The bus apparently developed some technical fault and fell more than 500 meters down the road, killing 22 people, including women and children, they said. Dawn newspaper reported that a roadside vendor nearby saw …

10 killed, 45 injured as bus swerves off highway in Croatia, crashes
3 years, 4 months ago

10 killed, 45 injured as bus swerves off highway in Croatia, crashes

India TV News  

A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 45 others, police said. Police said the bus had Kosovo license plates and was on a regular route from Germany to Kosovo capital Pristina, which is located south of Serbia. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic expressed “sadness and grief” and extended …

15 killed, 35 injured in bus accident in Pakistan
3 years, 7 months ago

15 killed, 35 injured in bus accident in Pakistan

India Today  

At least 15 people were killed and more than 35 others injured when a speeding passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the bus driver lost control while trying to avoid an accident with another car. At least 15 people have lost their lives while over 35 others …

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