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4 dead, 5 hurt in a crash between a train and a school bus, Belgian officials say

4 dead, 5 hurt in a crash between a train and a school bus, Belgian officials say

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium — Four people, including two children, were killed in a crash between a train and a bus in northern Belgium, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. Five children were taken to hospital in a serious condition, they said. The accident happened at a level crossing during the morning rush hour near the town of … Read more

Minibus strikes a parked vehicle on a Pakistan highway, killing 17 people

Minibus strikes a parked vehicle on a Pakistan highway, killing 17 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A speeding minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing 17 people and injuring five others, police and rescue officials said. The crash occurred near Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when the minibus slammed into the parked bus, according to Shah Fahad, director-general of Rescue … Read more

Teenager among 3 dead in Turkey after floods and landslides hit southern province

Teenager among 3 dead in Turkey after floods and landslides hit southern province

ISTANBUL — Three people have died during flooding in southern Turkey on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the country’s 81 provinces. Heavy rainfall in Hatay, the province most affected by a devastating earthquake in 2023, caused the Asi river, also known as the Orontes, to break its … Read more

Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people

Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others, officials said. The crash occurred around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra province, when an intercity bus … Read more

Deaths in Indonesia train crash climb to 14

Deaths in Indonesia train crash climb to 14

BEKASI, Indonesia — The death toll in the train crash outside Indonesia’s capital climbed to 14. Bobby Rasyidin, CEO of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said 14 people have been confirmed dead as of Tuesday morning. The bodies have been transported to a hospital for further identification. The crash occurred Monday when a … Read more

Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 21 people

Bus accident in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 21 people

SRINAGAR, India — A passenger bus slid off a Himalayan highway and rolled down a steep, rocky slope onto a road below in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 21 people and injuring about 45 others, officials said. The 42-seater bus was carrying more than 60 people from Ramnagar town to Udhampur city when … Read more

Minibus taxi catches fire in Zimbabwe, killing several people

Minibus taxi catches fire in Zimbabwe, killing several people

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A minibus taxi in southwest Zimbabwe caught fire on a highway Thursday, killing about a dozen and a half people, police said. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said that authorities were still trying to verify the exact number of victims, but that it was “approximately 18.” The vehicle “exploded into fire” on a … Read more

1 killed, 27 injured as tourist bus plunges into a ravine in Spain’s Canary Islands

1 killed, 27 injured as tourist bus plunges into a ravine in Spain’s Canary Islands

MADRID — A bus carrying tourists in Spain’s Canary Islands fell down a ravine Friday, killing one person and injuring 27 others, local emergency services said. Most of the passengers were British nationals. The incident took place in La Gomera, one of the eight islands that make up the Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean … Read more

A road accident in Colombia involving several vehicles kills at least 2 people and injures 19

A road accident in Colombia involving several vehicles kills at least 2 people and injures 19

BOGOTA, Colombia — A pile-up at a toll booth on a busy highway in central Colombia on Wednesday morning killed at least two people and injured 19, local authorities said. Witnesses described several explosions while images of the collision showed vehicles engulfed in flames. The crash happened when a milk truck lost control of its … Read more

Several dead after postal bus bursts into flames, authorities say

Several dead after postal bus bursts into flames, authorities say

Firefighters and police officers install barriers to secure the area where a postal bus caught fire in Kerzers, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, after several passengers were killed and others injured when a postal bus caught fire late Tuesday afternoon in the center of Kerzers, according to the Fribourg cantonal police. (Laurent Merlet/Keystone via AP) … Read more

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