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Gazza recovering after car crash
Ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne is recovering in hospital after a car crash on Newcastle’s Quayside. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Three Britons die in Africa crash
Three Britons, including two 19-year-old female students, are killed in a road crash in South Africa. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
India buries plane crash victims
Twelve unidentified bodies of the Air India Express flight which crashed in southern India are given a mass burial, officials say. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Many killed in Indian bus crash
At least 30 people have been killed and about 30 others injured in a bus crash in southern India, media reports say. The bus is reported to have ploughed into a police road block before overturning.Its fuel tank burst into flames, engulfing the passengers. Some of the dead are reported to be children. The crash occurred... »
Trains suspended over India crash
Rescuers are still searching the wreckage of the express train Railway officials in eastern India have cancelled night trains in Maoist-affected areas in the wake of Friday's crash that left 118 people dead. Police say Maoist rebels sabotaged the track, causing the derailment of the Calcutta-Mumbai express in the Jhargram area of West Midnapore. A Maoist... »
India rail blast crash kills 25
Many people are feared to have been hurt when two trains collided after an explosion in eastern India. The blast on the tracks caused at least one of the trains to be derailed, it is reported. The explosion, which came early on Friday local time, was feared to have caused "many" deaths, a railway spokesman told... »
Turkey coach crash kills Russians
Sixteen people are killed when a coach carrying Russian tourists crashes in southern Turkey, reports say. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Four still critical after crash
Four people remain in a critical condition after two schoolchildren and a motorist were killed when a school bus hit a car and overturned. The 49-seater was taking pupils home from Keswick School in Cumbria when it crashed on the A66 near Bassenthwaite Lake just before 1600 BST. Six helicopters ferried the most servely injured... »
Indian crash recorder recovered
Investigators at the site of Saturday’s jet crash in southern India find the plane’s flight data recorder. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Hunt for Indian air crash clues
Investigators in southern India hunt for the data recorders from Saturday’s plane crash to try and learn what caused the disaster. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Helicopter pilot injured in crash
A helicopter pilot suffered head injuries after crash landing during a training flight at Liverpool John Lennon airport. The light aircraft was hovering above the tarmac at the western edge of the airport when it came down on Saturday. Emergency crews were sent to the scene but, despite his injuries, the pilot walked away from... »
Tributes to India crash victims
World leaders and communties around India pay tribute to the victims of Saturday’s plane crash in which 158 people died. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Inquiry into deadly India crash
Investigators seek to find the cause of the crash of a passenger jet at Mangalore airport that left 158 people dead. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
‘Many dead’ in India plane crash
Dozens of people are feared dead as a passenger plane crashes near the Indian city of Mangalore after flying from Dubai. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
‘No jail’ in Concorde crash case
French prosecutors seek a suspended jail sentence against the ex-head of the Concorde programme over the 2000 crash. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Non-crew in Polish crash cockpit
Non-crew members were in the cockpit of a plane in which the Polish president and 95 others died, an investigation finds. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Libya crash survivor boy ’stable’
Aviation officials in Libya are investigating the plane crash that killed 103 people at Tripoli airport. The flight recorders have been recovered and handed over to analysts for clues on what brought down the Afriqiyah Airways flight on Wednesday. Police and rescue workers wearing surgical masks and gloves have been combing the wreckage of the... »
Two Britons killed in Libya crash
Two British people were among those killed in a plane crash at Tripoli airport in Libya, according to the Foreign Office. A Dutch boy is the sole survivor of the crash, which killed 103 people. Mother-of-two Priscilla Savathree Collick, 52, from Waunarlwydd, in Wales, was one of the Britons killed. The flight recorders have been... »
Libya air crash ‘kills over 100′
A commercial passenger plane has crashed in Libya, killing all 105 people on board, airport officials say. The Afriqiyah Airways flight from Johannesburg had been due to land at 0610 local (0410 GMT), they said. The plane crashed close to the airport. An airline employee said the 94 passengers on the plane are believed to... »
Father and son die in car crash
A 53-year-old man and his son die, as well as a 12-year-old girl, in a head-on car crash in Leicester. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Farage ‘luckiest man’ after crash
The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader said he was "the luckiest man alive" after surviving a light aircraft crash during his election campaign. Nigel Farage, 46, was discharged from hospital two days after the plane he was in crashed in Northamptonshire. He said he feared he would burn to death in the wreckage and... »
US markets crash on debt concerns
US markets slide as concerns about high levels of European government debt continue to hit confidence. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Labour candidate in crash arrest
A Labour general election candidate was arrested after crashing her car into a roundabout, says her agent. Kathryn Smith, standing in Gravesham, is understood to have been breathalysed at the scene. Her agent said she had asked to provide a blood sample. She was taken to hospital after the incident at University Way, Dartford, on... »
Goldman in crash profit boasts
Goldman Sachs executives boasted about the money the bank was making while the US housing market was collapsing in 2007, released company emails show. The emails detail how the investment house profited from the mortgage crisis by betting that the market would fall. US senator Carl Levin said banks like Goldman were "self-interested promoters of... »
Service for Polish crash victims
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in a memorial service in Poland for the 96 victims of last weekend’s plane crash. The crash killed Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, and several key public figures, including the heads of all three of Poland’s armed forces. Each victim will be represented by a huge... »
Spanish helicopter crash in Haiti
A Spanish military helicopter has crashed in rugged terrain in Haiti, the United Nations (UN) has said. The four people on board when the crash happened at 1030 local time (1430 GMT) on Friday have not been found. The crew of a helicopter sent to the area "saw the impact site" but could not locate... »
Polish pilots ’saw crash coming’
A black box voice recording from the Polish jet which crashed in Russia shows the pilots knew they were about to crash, Polish officials say. Polish chief prosecutor Andrzej Seremet said it was clear the crew knew disaster was "inevitable" after the plane hit tree-tops. A Russian source said the tape showed the pilots had... »
Poland crash sparks travel review
Poland’s acting president is to review travel rules for military officials after the president and army generals were killed in a plane crash. Bronislaw Komorowski made the announcement as Poland started a week of mourning for the 96 people killed in Saturday’s crash in western Russia. Russia is observing its own day of mourning on... »
Fatal train crash in north Italy
A train has derailed in northern Italy, killing at least six people and injuring 20 others, according to media reports. Rescuers said a landslide in the town of Merano, near the border with Austria, had affected the rail track. Many of the injured were in a serious condition, the Ansa news agency said citing rescue... »
Reef crash ship ‘to face charges’
Three people have been charged with steering a cargo ship through a protected part of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. The men, from Vietnam and South Korea, will appear in an Australian court on Monday, accused of taking their coal carrier on an unauthorised route. The route crossed one of the... »
Polish leader dies in plane crash
A plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski has crashed near a Russian airport, officials say. Russian media reported that 87 people were killed in the crash near Smolensk, and a regional governor was quoted as saying there were no survivors. Polish officials said Mr Kaczynski was on board along with his wife Maria and several... »
What is your reaction to Polish plane crash?
A plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski has crashed in Russia, officials say. What next for Poland? This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Polish president ‘in plane crash’
A plane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski has crashed near a Russian airport, officials say. Russian media reported that 87 people were killed in the crash near Smolensk, and a regional governor was quoted as saying there were no survivors. Polish officials said Mr Kaczynski was on board along with his wife Maria and several... »
Teenage girl dies in coach crash
Several schoolchildren have been injured in a coach crash in South Lanarkshire, police have said. The accident happened on a bridge on the A73 at Wiston, south-west of Biggar. The coach was taking 39 local teenagers and five members of school staff to Alton Towers theme park. Strathclyde Police said some of the children were... »
Teenagers injured in coach crash
Several schoolchildren have been injured in a coach crash in South Lanarkshire, police have said. The accident happened on a bridge on the A73 at Wiston, south-west of Biggar. The coach was taking 39 local teenagers and five members of school staff to Alton Towers theme park. Strathclyde Police said some of the children were... »
Eleven dead in US highway crash
Eleven people were killed in the US state of Kentucky when a truck crashed into a church van carrying a family on their way to a wedding. The tractor-trailer crossed the central reservation and struck the van head-on, officials said. It then hit a rock wall and burst into flames, local media reported. The trailer... »
Actor charged over car crash
Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has been charged with failing to stop after his car crashed into a lamppost. Mr Thomas, 25, who plays builder Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, is accused of crashing his Chrysler at 0400 GMT on 31 October last year. It crashed into the lamppost and crash barriers at the... »
Students die in India bus crash
Twenty-six students have died after a bus they were on plunged into a river in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police say. Some 34 were injured when the bus, returning to Sawai Madhopur district from the holy city of Vrindavan, fell into the Morel river. The dead included 11 girl students of a local... »