A train car carrying toxic acid at a Nebraska railyard exploded and caught fire, leading to evacuations within a four-mile radius due to the release of “heavy toxic smoke”. Emergency crews later contained the railcar fire that occurred on Thursday near North…
Two people were killed and four firefighters were injured when a speeding vehicle crashed into a firetruck near West Compton early Tuesday, according to authorities. The crash occurred about 12:31 a.m. when a Los Angeles County Fire Department truck was…
A Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s fire rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex Monday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured. Authorities identified the dead as Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Capt. Terryson Jackson, who was in the helicopter,…
A school bus full of children headed to their first day of school for the academic year overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, authorities said. Tyler Ross of the Ohio state…
At least 30 people have died following a train crash in southern Pakistan, reports have stated. According to local broadcaster, Geo, a further 80 people have been injured after the train derailed near Nawabshah in the southern province of Sindh, roughly 275 km…
Two Greek air force pilots have died after a plane crashed while fighting wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The water-bombing plane crashed while battling a forest fire near Platanistos, the defence ministry said. The pilots were…
Five people, including the pilot, died after a plane crashed within a minute of take-off at North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, police said on Sunday. Horry County coroner Tamara Willard told the media that four died on the spot and one…
Indian authorities said preliminary findings showed a signal failure caused a train accident that killed nearly 300 people on Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to punish those responsible. India’s railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Sunday that the…
At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track, Dutch emergency services said. Rescue teams were seen…
Protestors have clashed with police in Greece over a fatal rail crash that has killed at least 43 people. Dumpsters were set on fire and stones were thrown at the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens - the company responsible for maintaining…