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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Boy, 7, dies after being hit by car in early morning crash

A seven-year-old boy died in a car collision on the A38 road in Staffordshire on Saturday morning, with police investigating and appealing for witnesses.
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Bus driver who seriously injured e-scooter rider when he ran red light in his car avoids losing licence

Svetoslav Trifonov (46) was driving his car along Malahide Road in north Dublin when he went through a light that had changed from green to red, knocking down the woman as she attempted to cross the road.
US news
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Funeral details announced for teen who died in Donegal crash as six teens killed on Irish roads so far this year

Two 18-year-old passengers from Derry died in a car-lorry collision on the R236 at St Johnston, Donegal on Tuesday night.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
4 weeks ago

Pensioner Frank Daly who died in Dublin bus crash was a 'gentle, loving and caring' man, funeral hears

Frank Daly, an East Wall resident and Irish Times employee, died after being struck by a double-decker bus; remembered for kindness and strong community ties.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Bus crashes in Brazil's Alagoas state, killing at least 16 people

A bus returning from a religious festival in northeast Brazil has veered off the road on a curve and overturned, killing at least 16 people, including four children, officials said. The bus had been carrying about 60 people when it tipped over in the rural interior of Alagoas state on Tuesday, ejecting some passengers while others were trapped beneath the wreckage.
World news
Agriculture
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Am I liable if a tenant's cattle cause a road accident?

A retired landowner faces a potential insurance claim and a tenant's threatening retaliation after a road accident outside the farm.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Truck crash in Ethiopia kills 22 people, dozens hurt

The road accident injured 65 people after the truck carrying migrants and asylum seekers overturned in town of Semera, according to local authorities. At least 22 people were killed, and 65 others were injured after a cargo truck packed with Ethiopian asylum seekers and migrants overturned on a highway. The road accident took place in Semera, in the country's northern Afar region, several hundred kilometres west of neighbouring Djibouti, local authorities reported on Tuesday.
World news
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Racing community pays tribute to talented young Galway jockey killed in Limerick crash

Paying tribute to Mr Kavanagh on social media, Mr Loughnane expressed his shock and sadness at the young jockey's untimely passing. "I've struggled to find the words to write this post," he said. "Paul was one of the nicest lads I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, with an infectious smile that would light up every room he walked into. "The world would be a much happier place with more Paul Kavanaghs in it. Such a credit to his family."
Miscellaneous
World news
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in fatal car crash that kills two people

Joshua was involved in a Lagos-Ibadan expressway collision, sustaining minor injuries while two occupants of the other vehicle were killed.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Guatemala: At least 15 killed after bus plunges into ravine DW 12/27/2025

A passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala on Saturday, killing at least 15 and injuring 19.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Nursing home worker who died after car plunged into flooded river was married father of two

Joice Thomas, 34, an Indian worker in Cork, died after his car was found submerged in the River Bride; fundraising raised over €39,000 for repatriation.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

In her dying moments, a stranger changed my life

It was a cold November morning, and I had travelled with my family to our ancestral temple in a village in Tamil Nadu. My sister's 11-month-old baby was to be tonsured for the first time a religious head-shaving that in Hinduism is a way of discarding the evil eye and removing any negativity from past lives; a new start. My wife drove, but asked me to park the car while she went inside with our son and her parents.
Medicine
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Man dies after wheelchair hits car driven by keeper

Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez's car struck an electric wheelchair in Como, killing its occupant after the wheelchair apparently veered into the vehicle's path; investigation ongoing.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

At least 25 killed in India after bus catches fire in crash with motorcycle

A speeding bus collided with a motorcycle and caught fire, killing at least 25 people and injuring others in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

A moment that changed me: I nearly died when I was hit by a car then started to relish life's little luxuries

A life of postponing small luxuries ended when a pedestrian suffered a severe road accident causing major injuries and memory loss.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

Taxi driver saves passengers from falling tree

"As we came round the bend we just saw this tree, literally falling in front of us. My instinct was that if I was to brake heavily I would hit the main parts of the tree, so in that split second I decided to accelerate. "I was doing maybe 45mph when we hit the tree," Mr Williams said, describing the weather as "damp, but not windy". "I couldn't see the tree or the branches, the windscreen shattered so badly. All I saw was a white light."
UK news
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan

Seventy-eight people, including many children, died when a bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran collided with vehicles and caught fire in Herat province.
London food
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
9 months ago

Elderly man fighting for life in hospital after 'hit-and-run' in Beckenham

An 89-year-old man is critically injured after being struck by a car in Beckenham; police arrested a driver suspected of causing serious injury.
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