As reported by Standardmedia.co.ke, three Spanish tourists died on Friday after a van they were travelling in collided with a truck at Ngokomi on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. One of the tourists, a man, died on the spot while two others, both women, succumbed to their injuries at Sultan Hamud Sub District Hospital where they had been rushed in critical condition. Read article
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Xinhua reports that three Chinese citizens were killed and another two remained missing Thursday in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, said Chinese Embassy here Friday. The fatal crime occurred in an apartment building in Kabul and was believed to target on Chinese citizens, the embassy said in a statement. The embassy had urged the Afghan government […]
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Thelocal.fr reports that three people have died after a tourist plane crashed at around 9.40 am on Thursday in the central department of Puy-de-Dome, according to French media reports. The victims included a brother and sister, according to AFP, and were all aged over 70. The aircraft went down in a field in the town […]
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According to iol.co.za, seven pilgrims were killed in Nepal’s district of Sindhuli after they were swept away by a swollen river, local media reported on Monday. Three others were missing in the incident that occurred about 80 kilometres south-east of the capital Kathmandu. Read article
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Thelocal.fr reports that two men were killed instantly after a tourist plane crashed in the Loire region of central France on Wednesday afternoon, emergency services said. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. The light aircraft is believed to have come down at around 15:30 on Wednesday in an “isolated spot” near […]
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According to Yahoo News India, a private luxury tourist bus fell into the Bhakra canal in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district Wednesday morning, police said. Police officials said casualties were feared, but no precise figures were available. It is not known how many passengers were in the bus at the time of the accident. The accident […]
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According to bizjournals.com, a honeymooning couple from Thailand was struck by lightning and killed at the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is Arizona’s top tourist attraction and a centerpiece of the state’s $19 billion tourism industry. The Bangkok Post identifies the couple as Aram Kawewong and his wife, Ratchaya Tantranon. Read article
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Interfax.co.uk reports that nine Ukrainians injured on Sunday in a road accident in Vitebsk region in Belarus are in local hospitals, with eight of are in a serious condition. “As of Monday morning, of the nine injured who are in hospital, eight are in a grave condition,” Interfax-Ukraine learned at the Foreign Ministry’s press service […]
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The Washington Post reports that an Italian tour bus plowed through cars, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage of the bus looking for survivors overnight, and state radio quoted a […]
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Lematin.ch reports that two Calabrian Switzerland were killed Sunday while on their way to their places of origin for the holidays. Their car was hit by a truck whose driver had a blood alcohol level is too high. Another accident claimed the life of a Swiss 34 years in Puglia. Saturday night, about 23 hours, […]
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