Category: crashed

3 Dead After Fighter Jet Crashes Into House in Northern India

NEW DELHI—Three people died when an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed through the roof of a house in a village in the northern border state of Rajasthan on Monday, the air force said on Monday. The single-seater MiG-21 crashed after the pilot experienced an onboard emergency and ejected, the Indian Air Force said in…


1 Dead, 2 Dozen Injured, When Bus Carrying Students Crashes

WALTHAM, Mass—A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said. The preliminary investigation suggests the bus was returning to Brandeis University from a hockey game at Northeastern University in Boston at about…


At Least 22 Killed in 2 Uganda Helicopter Crashes, Congo Army Says

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—At least 22 people were killed when two Ugandan military helicopters crashed on Monday and Tuesday in east Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, a Congo army spokesman who asked not to be named told Reuters on Wednesday. Uganda sent troops to its central African neighbor in December to help fight…


Nepal Recovers Bodies of All 22 Victims of Plane Crash, Voice Recorder Found

KATHMANDU—Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight’s voice recorder. Two Germans, four Indians, and 16 Nepalis were on the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft that crashed 15…


Nepal Authorities Recover Bodies of 14 Persons Who Were on Board Crashed Plane

KATHMANDU—Rescue workers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that went down in a remote region, an airport official said on Monday. A Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter, tail number 9N-AET, in Simikot, Nepal, on Dec. 1, 2021. (Madhu Thapa/via Reuters) “The search…


Helicopters Crash Near Utah Ski Resort in Training Accident

SALT LAKE CITY—Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed within a few hundred yards of a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning during a training exercise as skiers on a nearby lift watched a huge cloud of snow billow into the air. Amazingly, none of men and women aboard the helicopter or the dozens of skiers nearby were injured,…


Pilot of Crashed Medical Helicopter Released From Hospital

PHILADELPHIA—The pilot of a medical helicopter that crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia last week expressed gratitude to his crew and first responders as he was released from a hospital Sunday. Danial Moore was wheeled out of the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center emergency room Sunday…


Official: Small Plane Crashes in Congo, All 5 Aboard Killed

BENI, Congo—A small passenger plane with five people aboard crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, and authorities said there were no survivors. Three passengers and two crew members were aboard the Malu Aviation plane that had left the city of Goma en route to Shabunda in South Kivu province. “We have just launched investigations to…


2 Dead, 3 Injured in Crash After Police Pursuit in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS—A crash in Minneapolis early Thursday that followed a police pursuit of an SUV that was reportedly stolen has left two juveniles dead and three others hospitalized, authorities said. Officers in suburban Robbinsdale spotted a Mercedes SUV about 2 a.m. that was reported stolen in Minneapolis and attempted to stop the vehicle, police said. The…


Belarusian Cargo Plane Crashes in Russia, All 7 Aboard Dead

MOSCOW—A Belarusian cargo plane crashed Wednesday while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing all seven people on board, officials said. The Soviet-built An-12 operated by Belarusian carrier Grodno crashed and caught fire near Irkutsk, eastern Siberia. Belarus’ Investigative Committee, the top state investigative agency, said there were seven people on board and all of…