President Joe Biden fell off his bicycle on Saturday as he approached a group of members of the public during a ride in a state park near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with the White House saying the president is “fine” following the spill. Video shared on social media captured the moment Biden approached…
Spain: 22 Injured as Engine Collides With Passenger Train
MADRID—Officials said Monday that 22 people were hospitalized after a regional passenger train and a locomotive collided head-on in northeastern Spain. The regional government of northeast Catalonia said five of the 22 were in serious condition. The collision occurred late Sunday near the town of Vila-seca, south of Barcelona. There were 75 passengers on the…
2 Rescued After Falling Into Tank of Chocolate at Mars M&M Factory
Two people were rescued after they fell into a tank full of chocolate at a Mars M&M factory in Pennsylvania on Thursday. The two people, who are employees at the plant, were unable to get out on their own after they fell in the tank around 1:50 p.m., according to multiple local reports. The facility is…
Bus Falls Into Deep Ravine in Southwest Pakistan, Killing 22
QUETTA, Pakistan—A speeding bus veered off a narrow mountain road and plummeted into a ravine in a remote area of southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 22 passengers including women and children, a government official said. The accident happened in the district of Qilla Saifullah in Baluchistan province. Deputy District Administrator Mohammad Qasim said rescuers transported…
5 Killed, 5 Hurt When Van Collides With Truck in Arkansas
DERMOTT, Ark.—Five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas, authorities said. The crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. 65 when the 15-passenger van failed to yield when crossing U.S. 65 in rural Chicot County and collided with a…
US Naval Officer in Japan Faces Prison Over Deadly Crash
WASHINGTON—For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and three children to Mount Fuji was intended as fun and leisurely family time before an expected deployment. What happened next, and why, is a matter of dispute. But it gave rise to a three-year prison sentence. In the…
Accident at Iran’s Sensitive Military Parchin Site Kills One Engineer
An engineer died and another employee was injured after an accident on Wednesday in a research center at the Parchin military site affiliated with Iran’s Defence Ministry, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday. Fars news said investigations into the cause of the accident were under way. Situated 60km (37 miles) southeast of Tehran,…
VIDEO: Driver Has Medical Emergency at Busy Intersection, Loses Control, but Good Samaritans Team Up, Save the Day
A female motorist in Florida suffered a medical episode at a busy intersection last week. But a host of good Samaritans teamed up, acted in concert, and prevented what could have been a tragedy, stopping the woman’s stray car and calling emergency to save her life. On May 5, a woman driving in Boynton Beach…
8 Children Killed in Vehicle Accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta
CAIRO—At least eight children died Saturday when a passenger tricycle overturned and sank in an irrigation channel in Egypt’s Nile Delta, authorities said. The accident took place in the city of Itay el-Baroud in the Mediterranean province of Beheira. The children were workers at a factory in the city, around 140 kilometers (87 miles) north…
A Tragedy Forgotten: A 1919 Boston Molasses Tank Explosion That Caused Death and Destruction
“Send all available rescue vehicles and personnel immediately,” Boston Police Patrolman Frank McManus managed to relay to dispatch through the call box located on the North End near the harbor. A bizarre tragedy was unfolding before his eyes and momentarily left him speechless. “There’s a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street.” As the policeman…
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