17 killed in Pakistan bus accident

October 4th, 2009 SHIMLA - Eight Indian Army personnel were killed in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Sunday evening, police said. "Eight Army personnel were killed this (Sunday) evening when the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into the Satluj river near Tattapani in Shimla district," Superintendent of Police R.M.

September 17th, 2009 MUZAFFARABAD - Thirty people were killed and 40 others injured Thursday when the passenger bus in which they were traveling veered off the road and fell into a deep ravine here in eastern Pakistan, a media report said. The accident took place near the Meera Degree area when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp turn, the police said.

September 7th, 2009 BEIJING - At least 13 people were killed and 66 others missing in a coalmine accident early Tuesday in China's central Henan province, officials said. The accident occurred at about 1 a.m.

September 3rd, 2009 2 US soldiers killed in vehicle accident in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in northern Iraq.

August 23rd, 2009 LIMA - Nineteen people, including three women, were killed Sunday when the bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into a ravine in southern Peru, media reports said. The accident occurred near the Quichuas town in southern Huancavelica province.

August 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 16 people, including four children, were killed Wednesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into a gorge in northwest Pakistan, TV reports said. The accident occurred in the Mansehra area.

August 16th, 2009 HEFEI - Eleven people were killed and three others injured Sunday when a truck rammed into a bus from behind in China's eastern Anhui province, the police said. The accident took place at about 4.10 p.m.

August 14th, 2009 PANAMA - At least 22 people were killed and 18 injured when a passenger bus and a truck collided head on in eastern Panama, media reports said. The accident occurred Thursday night near Pacora town in eastern Panama, the Telemetro TV said.

August 2nd, 2009 HARARE - Thirty-seven people were killed Sunday when a passenger bus and a truck collided head on in northern Zimbabwe, police said. One of the victims was from the truck, while the rest were from the bus.

June 12th, 2009 LA PAZ - Twelve people have been killed and several others injured when the bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Bolivia. The accident occurred Thursday in the central Bolivian region of Cochabamba.

April 7th, 2009 GANGTOK - Five people, including two bureaucrats, were killed when their car plunged into a 200 feet gorge in Sikkim due to heavy fog, police said Tuesday. Animal husbandry department secretary T.W.

March 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - One man was killed and 21 others were injured Sunday when a Blueline bus collided with a dumper truck, the police said. The accident took place on Tilak Marg 5.15 a.m.

March 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - At least seven people were killed Wednesday when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck loaded with iron bars in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district, police said. The accident occurred 50 km from here.

February 27th, 2009 RANCHI - At least 15 people were killed and 30 more were injured when a bus fell into a valley in Latehar district of Jharkhand Thursday, police said. 'A bus was going to Daltanganj from Mahutand of Latehar district.

February 16th, 2009 SHIMLA - Nine members of a marriage party, including a child, were killed when the private bus in which they were travelling met with an accident in Himachal Pradesh's Una district Tuesday, police said. They were going to Hoshiarpur in Punjab to attend a marriage.