MEXICO CITY—Authorities in northern Mexico say they have found the bodies of 14 people in an overturned pickup truck submerged in a canal. The civil defense office in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon said Wednesday that five Guatemalan identification cards or passports were found on the bodies. The office said the bodies of…
Trucks Crash Into Commuters in Nigeria’s South; 20 Dead
ABUJA, Nigeria—Two separate road crashes involving trucks in southern Nigeria left 20 people dead including children, authorities said Sunday, with many of the victims burned beyond recognition. In Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos, a truck carrying a heavy container landed on a commercial bus on a busy bridge in the Ojuelegba area of the city,…
6 Dead After Small Bus, Box Truck Crash in Upstate New York
LOUISVILLE, N.Y.—Federal and state authorities are investigating a crash involving a small bus and box truck in snowy conditions that killed six people in upstate New York near the Canadian border. The accident happened around 6 a.m. Saturday on Highway 37 in Louisville, about 150 miles north of Syracuse along the St. Lawrence River. State…
Mexico Finds Over 50 Unaccompanied Minors From Guatemala in Migrant Truck
MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities on Thursday stopped a crowded truck transporting nearly 70 migrants from Guatemala, mostly unaccompanied children, the country’s National Institute of Migration (INM) said in a statement. The INM said federal Mexican agents spotted the truck at a checkpoint in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state, which borders the United States. It said there were…
At Least 3 Dead in Fiery Arizona Truck Crash
Authorities say at least three people were killed in a fiery crash involving semi-trucks on a freeway east of Phoenix early Thursday. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the chain-reaction crash around 6 a.m. Thursday blocked multiple lanes of Interstate 10. DPS said a big rig crashed into a passenger car that was pushed…
South Africa Gas Truck Explosion Death Toll Rises to 34
JOHANNESBURG—The death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck on Christmas Eve near eastern Johannesburg has risen to 34, including 10 health workers at a nearby hospital, officials report. The truck was carrying gas when it got stuck under a low-lying bridge in the town of Boksburg, sparking flames. As firefighters tried to extinguish…
Truck With Liquified Gas Explodes in South Africa; 8 Killed
JOHANNESBURG—A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring 50 others on Saturday, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials. Video footage shared by…
Truck Carrying Indian Soldiers Falls Into Gorge, Killing 16
GUWAHATI, India—A truck carrying Indian soldiers skidded down a steep slope into a gorge in India’s remote northeast on Friday, killing at least 16, the army said. Four other soldiers were injured in the accident in Chatten, 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Gangtok, the Sikkim state capital, it said. The accident occurred when the…
Makers of New Heavy Trucks Must Cut Nitrogen Oxide Pollution by Over 80 Percent: EPA
December 21, 2022
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that new heavy truck makers will have to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 80 percent, the latest move in an effort toward implementing the Biden administration’s “Clean Truck Plan.” The new standards will go into effect from 2027. Specifically, nitrogen oxide emissions from new semis…
3 Dead Following Crash Between Bus and Truck in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Three people have died following a crash that involved a commercial bus carrying 22 people and a tractor trailer on Interstate 64 in Virginia, state police said in a news release on Friday. The crash occurred just after 1:30 a.m. in York County near Williamsburg, which is located between Richmond and Norfolk. All 22…
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