CNN reports that the body of the driver of one of two commuter trains that collided head-on in western Switzerland has been found in his crushed cab, Swiss police said Tuesday. Twenty-five of the passengers needed hospital treatment after the crash Monday evening, police in the Vaud canton said in a news release, one fewer than had previously been stated. Nine others were treated on the spot for minor injuries and 11 others were unharmed, police said. Read article
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Channelnewsasia.com reports that Thai navy personnel on Monday battled to clean up a major oil slick which coated a beach on a popular tourist island in a national park after a pipeline leak. Roughly 50,000 litres of crude oil gushed into the sea on Saturday about 20 kilometres off the coast of the eastern province […]
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As reported by awaiinewsnow.com,Tthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a tour helicopter made a hard landing about a block away from the Hilo Airport Thursday afternoon. Photos sent to Hawaii News Now show the helicopter lying on its side in an empty field. Moments before the hard landing, FAA officials say the pilot […]
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As reported by Thetelegraph.com, an 82-year-old Missouri man escaped injury Thursday morning when his two-toned, turquoise experimental plane dropped into a cornfield south of the Jerseyville Walmart Supercenter. “He flew right over town; he was very fortunate he got it to where he did,” Jersey County Sheriff Mark Kallal said about pilot Donald G. Glennie […]
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As reported by Wbtv.com, a US Airways flight was delayed for nearly three hours, its passengers trapped onboard, after a swarm of bees attacked the plane at the Charlotte airport. US Airways Express Flight 2690 from Charlotte to Indianapolis was scheduled to depart at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon from gate E-11, but a swarm […]
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As reported by Rt.com, a high-speed train has reportedly derailed in Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain, leaving at least 35 people dead and 200 injured. Media reports suggest the death toll may rise. The train, which reportedly had 240 people on board, was en route between Madrid and Ferrol. According to media reports, 13 […]
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According to sanluisobispo.com, thieves in recent rash of Cambria burglaries mostly targeted vehicles in motel parking lots, county Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Keith Scott said Wednesday, July 17. He said at the monthly meeting of the North Coast Advisory County that several of the dozen burglaries in the past 90 days have involved a thief who […]
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Sacbee.com reports that poor track conditions have led the Nebraska Railroad Museum to suspend Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad tourist excursions for the season. Several sections of the track do not meet Federal Railroad Administration standards for safe operation, museum director Dennis Wallen told the Fremont Tribune (http://bit.ly/1bRlrt0 ). Wallen said that was determined after […]
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Chicago.cbslocal.com reports that you would think that some of the busiest restaurants in the city — those located in tourist destinations — would be some of the safest. But as 2 Investigator Pam Zekman discovered some of those restaurants have failed inspections or had critical temperature violations that could make people sick. The Museum of […]
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As reported by Who.int, six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Of these, two cases have been reported from Saudi Arabia and four from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both the cases in Saudi Arabia have mild symptoms and are not hospitalized. They are from Asir region. The first […]
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