Category: Accident

Australian Man Killed in Deadly Nepalese Plan Crash

An Australian man has been identified among those who were killed in a fatal plane crash in Nepal. Tributes are flowing for 29-year-old Myron William Love from Sydney, who’s a casual teacher from Bronte and an avid surfer, cyclist, photographer and traveller. Nepalese airline Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday en route to Pokhara, Nepal’s…


Australian Man Killed in Deadly Nepalese Plane Crash

An Australian man has been identified among those who were killed in a fatal plane crash in Nepal. Tributes are flowing for 29-year-old Myron William Love from Sydney, who’s a casual teacher from Bronte and an avid surfer, cyclist, photographer and traveller. Nepalese airline Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday en route to Pokhara, Nepal’s…


Sheriff Names Patroller Who Died in Utah Chairlift Accident

PARK CITY, Utah—The Park City Mountain employee who died in a chairlift accident was a 29-year-old ski patroller from Millcreek Utah, Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez said on Wednesday. Christian Helger died on Monday morning after being ejected from a chairlift shaken by a tree that fell onto a lift cable, resort officials and police…


Heartbroken Sydney Father Asks for Prayers for Son After Helicopter Crash in Gold Coast

The stepfather of a 10-year-old Sydney boy who is in critical condition due to a fatal helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has asked people to pray for his son. Simon Madras is also grieving the death of his wife Vanessa Taros, 36, who died when two helicopters crashed into one another near the Sea…


Driver and YouTube Star Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident

The world of motorsport paid tribute to American Ken Block, the professional rally driver whose daring stunts made him an internet sensation, after his death aged 55 in a snowmobile accident. Block’s Hoonigan Racing team confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram on Monday. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. And…


Australian Off-Duty Police Officer Who Drowned on New Year’s Day Was Saving Son

The hero off-duty police officer who drowned on New Year’s day in Australia has been revealed to have been rescuing his teenage son from a substantial rip on the New South Wales (NSW) south coast. Police Rescue Office Peter Stone, 45, who was on an extended leave of absence for a holiday with his family,…


Two Helicopters Collide on Gold Coast, 4 Dead and 13 Injured

Four people are feared dead and another 13 injured after two helicopters collided before one crashed into the Broadwater on the Gold Coast. One helicopter ended up upside down on a sandbar at the water’s edge with debris strewn around the area after the crash about 2 p.m. on Monday near the Seaworld theme park…


6 Passengers Killed When Bus Plunges Into River in Spain

MADRID—Rescuers on Sunday recovered the victims from a bus that ran off a bridge and plunged into a river on Christmas Eve, killing six passengers and injuring the driver and another passenger, Spanish authorities said. The blue roof of the half-sunk vehicle could be seen in the Lérez river about 30 meters (100 feet) below…


7th Body Discovered After Bus Plunged Into Spanish River

MADRID—Spanish authorities announced Monday that they had recovered another body after a bus plunged 30 meters (100 feet) from a bridge into a river on Christmas Eve, raising the toll of the fatal crash to seven dead and two injured. The search was resumed when a surviving passenger said that the middle-aged woman she was…


At Least 4 Dead After Multi-Vehicle Pileup in Ohio Amid ‘White-Out Conditions’

At least four people are dead after more than 40 vehicles were involved in a pileup in Ohio early Friday afternoon, authorities have confirmed. The multi-vehicle crash occurred along the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County and involved at least 46 vehicles, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced around 2 p.m. local time. “Weather is a factor in…