Channel News Asia reports that two Chinese men died and three other tourists were injured on Wednesday when their speedboat struck an anchored vessel near the central Thai resort of Pattaya, police said. The engine of the speedboat carrying ten Chinese tourists hit the anchor rope of the other vessel, killing the two men at the scene, said Arun Prompan commander of tourist police for Chon Buri province. The accident revived fears over tourist safety in Thailand, which attracted a record 22 million foreign visitors last year. Read article
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Croatiantimes.com reports that three waiters in Croatia were detained after beating up German tourists who allegedly did not want to pay their bill of ten Euro in a club in western town of Medulin. The two beaten up German tourists, both aged 24, insisted to police they were first told drinks were for free in […]
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Thenorthernecho.co.uk reports that seven people were injured in a three vehicle collision in North Yorkshire at the weekend. A silver Peugeot people carrier overturned after it collided with two parked cars, ending up on its side. The incident happened in Bondgate, Helmsley, at about 3.50pm on Saturday and fire crews were quickly on the scene. […]
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According to shanghaidaily.com, eleven tourists from China’s mainland were injured in Taiwan along with their driver when a tourist bus crashed into a roadside power transformer in the rain at about 11am today, China News Service reported. All 12 were slightly injured and transported to a hospital. Read article
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Trend.az reports that two Czech tourists were rescued in Georgia, one of whom had become traumatised at a height of 2200 metres in the mountainous area of Svaneti (Western Georgia). One of the tourists became petrified on the hillside of the Chatini Mountain and was unable to move. The other tourist managed to contact Operations […]
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Panarmenian.net reports that a road incident was reported to the Emergency Situations Ministry, with 3 Armenians injured in the vicinity of Georgian village of Teleti, Gardabani region. A Jeep (license No. ZGN 105) and a Mercedes (license No. 06 SO 044) collided on August 22 morning, leaving 3 passengers wounded. Read article
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Buffalonews.com reports that a 76-year-old tourist from Quebec was pronounced dead at the scene after he, his wife and their grandson were struck by a pickup truck as they crossed Niagara Parkway south of Murray Street about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Niagara Regional Police reported. The victim’s 75-year-old wife was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, while their […]
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Thestandard.com.hk reports that thirty-three passengers were killed in Malaysia today when a bus carrying 49 people plunged 30 meters into a ravine near a mountaintop tourist resort popular with Chinese and Singaporean visitors. Local media reports said 16 have suffered injuries. Police said the vehicle had tumbled off a steep road near the Genting Highlands, […]
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The BBC reports that Polish police have charged two people with assault after a group of Mexican sailors were involved in a brawl with Polish football fans on Sunday. Dozens of fans attacked the Mexican navy cadets on a beach in the town of Gdynia, on the Baltic Sea coast. Some accounts said the fans […]
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At least 30 passengers were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a roadside canal in Pathra area under Maheshpur upazila of the district Saturday morning. Officer-in-charge of Maheshpur police station Akram Hossain confirmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune. Local people and the injured passengers said the bus skidded off the road and jumped […]
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