Prosecutions have been launched over alleged health and safety failings relating to the Croydon tram crash. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it is prosecuting Transport for London (TfL), FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) and driver Alfred Dorris. Seven passengers died and 51 were injured when a tram derailed in Croydon, south London…
Black Box of Crashed China Eastern Plane Recovered, Cause Unclear
A black box containing the flight recorder was recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a China Eastern passenger plane that crashed earlier this week, officials said. The flight recorder from China Eastern Flight MU5735, a Boeing 737-800, was found, Liu Lusong, a spokesman for China’s aviation authority, told reporters. State media outlets later claimed that the…
One ‘Black Box’ Found in China Eastern Plane Crash
WUZHOU—A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two “black box” recorders had been found in severely damaged condition, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in southern China with 132 people on board. The device is so damaged that investigators were not able to tell whether it is the flight data…
Six High School Students Killed in Oklahoma Crash
Six high school students were killed in a crash in Tishomingo, Oklahoma on Tuesday when their vehicle collided with a semi-truck, local authorities said. Sarah Stewart, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), told multiple news outlets that the students, all girls, died after their “small passenger vehicle” struck the semi-truck in the rural…
General Motors Recalls 740,000 SUVs; Headlights Are Too Bright
DETROIT—General Motors is recalling more than 740,000 small SUVs in the United States because the headlight beams can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers. The recall announced Tuesday comes after U.S. safety regulators turned down a request from the Detroit automaker to avoid the recall. The company is recalling GMC Terrain SUVs…
Wallets, IDs but No Survivors Found in China Eastern Crash
WUZHOU—Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers scouring a remote Chinese mountainside Tuesday for the wreckage of a China Eastern flight that one day earlier inexplicably fell from the sky and burst into a huge fireball. No survivors have been found among…
Chinese Boeing 737’s Fatal Nosedive Caught on Video
A local security camera has captured the terrifying last moment as a Chinese passenger plane dived almost vertically into a mountainous area of southern China. The Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed on Monday with 132 people on board. It was the worst air crash in China in over a decade. Data from…
Chinese Boeing Passenger Plane Crashes; Biden Headed to Europe for First Time Since Ukraine-Russia War Began | NTD Evening News
President Joe Biden is preparing for his first trip to Europe since the Ukraine-Russia war, a Boeing passenger plane has crashed in China with over 130 people on board, and Christian satire news company The Babylon Bee has been locked out of its Twitter account for naming a transgender U.S. official “Man of the Year.”
Details of Crashed Boeing 737-800 and China Eastern Airlines
WASHINGTON—Here are some facts about the Boeing 737-800 jet and China Eastern Airlines, involved in a crash on a domestic flight on Monday with 132 people on board. Boeing 737-800 The Boeing 737-800 is part of the 737 family, the world’s most-flown commercial aircraft series. It was developed in the 1960s to serve short- or…
China Eastern Airlines Plane Crashes in Guangxi With 132 on Board
A China Eastern Airlines jet carrying 132 people crashed in southeast China on March 21, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) confirmed. The number of casualties is not immediately known. There were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board, CAAC said. The crash of the Boeing 737 aircraft caused fires in mountainous areas near Wuzhou city of Guangxi…
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