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7 Killed When Plane on Nazca Lines Tour Crashes in Peru

LIMA, Peru—A light plane carrying sightseers for a tour of the Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert crashed Friday, killing all seven people aboard, authorities said. Brigadier Juan Tirado, a firefighter with the 82nd Fire Company in Nazca, said the plane went down near an airfield in the city. “There are no survivors,” he said….


Federal Agent Hurt When ATV Collides with Border Patrol SUV

By Karen Kucher From The San Diego Union-Tribune A Border Patrol agent riding an all-terrain vehicle near the U.S.-Mexico border was injured early Tuesday when the ATV collided with a SUV driven by another agent, officials said. The collision was reported around 7 a.m. as agents were working in an area known as Spooner’s Mesa,…


Ethiopian Airlines to Fly 737 MAX With Passengers for First Time Since Deadly Crash

ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopian Airlines is due to resume flying the Boeing 737 MAX plane on Tuesday, but opinions are divided on the airline’s first flight using the model since a crash nearly three years ago forced regulators to ground the fleet globally. In March 2019 a flight to Nairobi crashed in a field six minutes after…


British Self-Driving Car Users Should Not Be Responsible for Crashes: Law Commission

Someone behind the wheel of a self-driving car should not be legally responsible if it is involved in a crash, according to new proposals. A joint report by legal review bodies recommended that a clear distinction is made between features which just assist drivers, such as adaptive cruise control, and those that are self-driving. The…


Three Children and Two Adults in Hospital After London Bus Crash

Three children and two adults have been taken to hospital after a bus crash in north-east London. Witnesses said “scared and crying” schoolchildren were among the passengers injured after the double-decker collided with a repairs shop in Highams Park on Tuesday morning. At least 19 people were injured and treated at the scene by the…


All 100 Lab Monkeys Accounted for After Several Escape Crash

DANVILLE, Pa.—The last of the escaped monkeys from the crash of a truck towing a trailer load of 100 of the animals was accounted for by late Saturday, a day after the pickup collided with a dump truck on a Pennsylvania highway, authorities said. Several monkeys had escaped following Friday’s collision, Pennsylvania State Police said….


Police: Truck With 100 Monkeys Crashes, Some of Them Missing

DANVILLE, Pa.—A truck carrying about 100 monkeys was involved in a crash Friday in Pennsylvania, state police said as authorities searched for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped the vehicle. The truck carrying the animals crashed with a dump truck in the afternoon in Montour County, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper…


3 California Teenagers Killed in Car Crash Near Los Angeles

PASADENA, Calif.—Three teenage boys were killed in Southern California when the car they were in struck a curb, collided with a fence, and rolled over on an embankment, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday near an intersection in Pasadena, according to the California Highway Patrol. Preliminary reports that the 2005 Honda…


First-Ever Felony Charges Dealt in Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot Vehicle

DETROIT—California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car, and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with a felony in the United States for a fatal crash involving…


Motor Racing: Wickens to Return to Cockpit After Near Fatal Crash

Robert Wickens, who was left partially paralyzed after a near fatal IndyCar crash, will get back in a race car for the first time since his accident by racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Cup championship, the Canadian said on Friday. Wickens will team up with compatriot Mark Wilkins driving a Hyundai prepared by Bryan…