Tag: crash

Regimental Funeral Will Be Held Thursday for Alberta Officer Who Died in Crash

The RCMP say a regimental funeral will be held later this week for one of its Alberta-based officers who died in a crash while heading to help another officer. The funeral for Const. Harvinder Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County detachment east of Edmonton, will be held Thursday morning at Millennium Place in Sherwood…


Police: 4 Migrants Among 6 Killed in Highway Crash in Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece—Four migrants and a suspected trafficker, all from Syria, died Saturday and six were others injured when their car collided head-on with another as it sped the wrong way on a major highway in Greece near the Turkish border, police said. The driver of the other car, a 46-year-old Greek man, also died in…


South Korea Tour Bus Crash Kills 1 Israeli, 34 People Hurt

SEOUL, South Korea—A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34 other people. The tour bus with 33 Israelis and two South Koreans—the bus driver and a tour guide—crashed Thursday on a slope in the southern city of Chungju, the Interior and…


Top Economist Warns Regulators Face ‘Mission Impossible’ Amid Inflation, Recession Risks

Economist and New York University professor Nouriel Roubini, often referred to as “Doctor Doom” for his pessimistic economic forecasts, said the Federal Reserve is facing “Mission Impossible” as inflation remains persistent and fissures appear in the banking sector. Speaking at Semafor’s World Economy Summit on Wednesday, Roubini expressed concerns about the fragility of the banking…


Family of Czech Billionaire Sues Over Alaska Crash Death

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel arrived. The lawsuit, filed in Alaska state court recently on behalf of the family…


Truck Crashes Into Pedestrians in Kenya, Killing 10

NAIROBI, Kenya—A truck crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya’s border with Tanzania, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others Saturday, authorities said. A local police commander said the crash in the town of Migori happened along a major highway when the driver lost control of the brakes. An operation to…


3 Killed in Northern Italy After Car Crashes Into Farm Silo

ROME—Three people were killed at a farm in Northern Italy when their car crashed into a silo, which collapsed and buried the vehicle under an enormous mound of chicken feed, local police and firefighters said Friday. The victims were an 18-year-old and two minors, according to the communications office of the fire department in Forli’,…


US Probes Crash Involving Tesla That Hit Student Leaving Bus

DETROIT—U.S. road safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that may have been operating on a partially automated driving system when it struck a student who had just exited a school bus. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Friday that it will probe the March 15 crash in…


UK Police Charge 12-Year-Old With Murder in Car Crash Death

LONDON—British police charged a 12-year-old boy with murder on Friday after a car plowed into a woman on a city street in northern England. The woman was found dead Wednesday night at the scene of the crash in Sheffield, South Yorkshire police said. Relatives identified her as 60-year-old Marcia Grant and said she was “a…


Debris Found in Search for Japanse Army Copter With 10 Crew

TOKYO—An unused lifeboat, a door, and other fragments believed to be from a Japanese army helicopter were found after the Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members was presumed to have crashed at sea, officials said Friday. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, apparently struggling to hold back tears, told reporters that none of the missing crew members…