Tag: Accidents
Two teens killed in horror smash
A crash in Melbourne's south-east overnight has claimed the lives of two teenage boys.[MORE]
AFP to recover Nepal crash victims
The Australian Federal Police say they will deploy five forensic specialists to Nepal this evening to identify and recover the bodies of two Australians killed in a light plane crash on Wednesday. [MORE]
Man reverses car into fairy shop
An elderly man has backed a car into a fairy shop at Prahran in Melbourne.[MORE]
Austrian leader Haider killed in crash
Far-right Austrian leader Joerg Haider has died in a road accident at the age of 58.[MORE]
Family badly injured in car smash
A family of five has been badly injured in a crash at St Arnaud, north-west of Melbourne.[MORE]
Timber industry wants compo after gas explosion
The timber industry says the report into the Varanus Island gas explosion strengthens its case for compensation.[MORE]
Five Chinese children killed by falling crane
Five children have been killed and two injured when a crane fell on a village kindergarten in China's eastern Shandong Province, said Xinhua.[MORE]
Man faces negligent driving charge
A 34-year-old man has appeared in court, charged over a crash outside Melbourne Park this week that killed one man and left a woman seriously injured.[MORE]
Children dead in Pakistan bus crash
At least 25 people, most of them school children, have been killed in a head-on collision between an overcrowded bus and a truck near the central Pakistan town of Lodhran, police said.[MORE]
Double road fatality near Caboolture
Two people have died in a head-on road crash on the D'Aguilar Highway near Caboolture, north of Brisbane.[MORE]
'Thrown around passengers' damaged Qantas plane
The ATSB says a Qantas plane was internally damaged when passengers were 'violently thrown around'.[MORE]
At least 19 dead in Thai bus accident: police
At least 19 people have been killed and more than 50 injured after a bus carrying university students crashed in eastern Thailand, a police officer says.[MORE]
Qld Govt says no to seatbelts on all buses
The Queensland Government says it has not agreed to install seatbelts in all buses used on steep roads.[MORE]
49yo dies in motorcycle crash
A man has died in a motorbike crash on the Western Ring Road in Victoria.[MORE]
Crash clogs up major Brisbane road
A bad accident is causing major traffic jams on Coronation Drive in Brisbane.[MORE]
Police working with family after Kimberley death
Queensland Police have spoken to the ex-wife of a 53-year-old man whose body was discovered on a cattle station in the Kimberley region in Western Australia.[MORE]
10yo hit by car, in critical condition
A 10-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition in Brisbane's Mater Children's Hospital after being hit by a car at Thornlands this morning.[MORE]
11 killed in Egyptian building collapse
An apartment building collapsed in the city of Alexandria on Egypt's northern coast overnight, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian state media said.[MORE]
Remote travellers urged to carry water after Kimberley death
The SES says it is vital people carry adequate supplies of water when venturing into remote parts of north-west WA.[MORE]
Man hurt in Fraser Is balcony fall
A 24-year-old man is being flown to hospital after falling from a balcony on Fraser Island.[MORE]
Australians killed in Nepal plane crash named
Two Australians killed in a plane crash in the north-east of Nepal have been named.[MORE]
7 dead in Egypt building collapse
At least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in the Egyptian city of Alexandria after a four-storey apartment building collapsed, the official MENA news agency said.[MORE]
Children injured in Gold Coast crash
Two children have been badly injured in a road accident on Queensland's Gold Coast.[MORE]
One killed, three hurt in highway crash
Police are investigating a fatal road accident on the D'Aguilar Highway north-west of Brisbane. [MORE]
Two Australians killed in Nepal plane crash
Two Australians were among 18 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal, officials say.[MORE]