Vaishno Devi pilgrim dies, 20 others injuredSeptember 22nd, 2009 JAMMU - One Vaishno Devi pilgrim died and more than 20 others were injured in two separate incidents Tuesday evening, according to reports reaching here. A landslide on the pilgrimage track near Saanji Chhat, one of the stopovers enroute the 13-km track to the shrine, left one person dead.
Two mowed down by tourist bus in GhaziabadSeptember 21st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Two people were killed and one was seriously injured on National Highway-24 (NH-24) near Shipra Sun City in Ghaziabad early Monday when a speeding tourist bus hit them, police said. The three - identified as Janak Sharma, 24, Hari Khatri, 27, and Reshmi Thapa, 23 - were returning home after their night shift at a mall in Indirapuram area around 2.30 a.m.
Bear in Japan injures 9 at highway rest stop, shot dead inside souvenir shopSeptember 20th, 2009 Bear in Japan injures 9, shot dead at tourist areaTOKYO — A bear injured nine people at highway rest stop in central Japan before being shot dead in a souvenir shop, a firefighter said Sunday. The black bear seriously injured four men Saturday afternoon in Nyukawa, a small mountain town about 140 miles (230 kilometers) west of Tokyo, said firefighter Tomohiko Akano.
At least 16 people die in highway collision in eastern ChinaSeptember 19th, 2009 16 die in expressway collision in eastern ChinaBEIJING — At least 16 people died and 14 were injured Saturday in southeastern China after a truck hit a road maintenance vehicle from behind, sending it off a bridge, police and a news report said. The maintenance vehicle was carrying 25 people when it was hit on an expressway in Jiangxi's Suichuan county, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
40 die in bus crash on notorious southbound Zimbabwe highwayAugust 3rd, 2009 40 die in bus Zimbabwe bus crashHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe state radio says a crowded bus slammed into a truck on a stretch of highway notorious for accidents, killing 40 people and injuring another 30. Monday's radio report said the bus swerved to avoid another stationary truck on the southbound highway 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Harare on Sunday.
Wanted criminal gunned down in GhaziabadJuly 29th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A criminal was gunned down here Wednesday in a shootout in which six police officers were injured, police said. When police teams were checking vehicles along the National Highway 24, three men refused to stop their motor-cycles and opened fire at police, circle officer R.K.
Senate confirms former Arizona official for top Federal Highway Administration postJuly 13th, 2009 Mendez confirmed for federal highway postPHOENIX — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Victor Mendez as the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
Sheriff says suspects in southern Arizona home invasion planned to kill familyJune 13th, 2009 Sheriff: Arizona home invaders wanted all deadTUCSON, Ariz. — Two of three people arrested in a fatal southern Arizona home invasion had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona.
8 illegal immigrants 'packed like wood' killed on Arizona highway in rollover SUV accidentJune 8th, 2009 8 illegal immigrants killed in rollover in ArizonaSONOITA, Ariz. — Eight illegal immigrants "stacked like wood" in the back of a sports-utility vehicle were killed when the driver lost control on a remote southeastern Arizona highway, authorities said Sunday.
10 people killed, dozen injured when SUV crammed with 22 people crashes near Tucson, Ariz.June 8th, 2009 10 people killed in SUV rollover near TucsonSONOITA, Ariz. — Ten illegal immigrants "stacked like wood" in the back of a sports utility vehicle crammed with at least 27 people were killed when the driver lost control and rolled over on a remote southern Arizona highway, authorities said Sunday.
6th Burundi refugee dies from injuries suffered in van rollover in southern ArizonaJune 6th, 2009 6th person dies from injuries in Arizona crashTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a sixth person has died from injuries from a rollover accident earlier this week in southern Arizona involving Burundi refugees.
Train coaches set afire in Punjab, highway blockedMay 25th, 2009 JALANDHAR - Mobs in Punjab Monday set railway coaches on fire at the Jalandhar Cantt railway station and blocked the National Highway No.1 to protest clashes at a gurdwara in Austria's capital Vienna that left one dead and many injured.
Investigators still seeking cause in California tour bus wreck that injured 28May 3rd, 2009 Cause not yet known in 28-injury tour bus wreckPERRIS, Calif. — Investigators in Southern California are still trying to learn why a tour bus crashed into a freeway divider, injuring all 28 people on board.
At least 2 killed, dozens injured in tour bus crash off central California highwayApril 29th, 2009 At least 2 killed, dozens hurt in Calif. bus crashSOLEDAD, Calif.
California Highway Patrol reports dozens of injuries in Soledad tour bus crashApril 29th, 2009 Dozens reported injured in California bus crashSOLEDAD, Calif. — Authorities say a tour bus has crashed in central California, injuring dozens of passengers.
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