Accidents
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Helicopter crash kills three in Germany: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Three people were killed after a helicopter crashed in the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, German media reported on Sunday.
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Huge fire breaks out near oil facility in S Lebanon (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A large fire broke out near an oil facility in Southern Lebanon on Monday morning.
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More than 100 dead or missing after boat accident in Congo
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – More than 100 people are dead or missing after a boat accident earlier this week on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, officials said Saturday.
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Russian, Turkish freighters collide in Bosporus
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Russian freighter Rusich-10 and Turkish freighter Tahsin Imamoglu collided in the Bosporus Strait on Saturday, Turkish Coast Guard reported.
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8 dead, 7 missing in China after passenger ship capsizes
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A passenger ship capsized on a river in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, killing eight people while seven more are reported missing, the government of the city of Liupanshui said on Saturday.
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Fire breaks out in a hospital in Iraq’s Karbala
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iraqi security sources reported a fire broke out at Imam Hussein (PBUH) Hospital, Karbala province in Iraq on Sunday.
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Indian military helicopter crashes into lake
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – An Indian Army helicopter, which was deployed in routine sorties and was flying low, crashed into the waters of the Ranjit Sagar Dam lake in Punjab state on Tuesday morning.
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Helicopter crash in California leaves 4 dead
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – At least four people were killed following a helicopter crash in an area in northern “California” in the United States.
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VIDEO: Bird’s eye view of devastating flood in China’s Henan
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Studies show that the devastating flood occurred in China’s Henan province was unprecedented in recent decades.
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VIDEO: Deadly tornado sweeps through villages in Czech Rep.
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Seven towns and villages in Czech Republic were badly damaged by the tornado late Thursday, and some buildings were completely destroyed and cars overturned.
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VIDEO: Bus overturns in Yazd, kills 5
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – In an accident on Thursday morning, a bus collided with a truck before overturning. The accident claimed five lives and left 33 others injured. Here is the footage captured by a nearby CCTV camera.
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Train collision in S Pakistan kills at least 30 (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – More than 30 people have died after two trains collided in southern Pakistan on Monday, a police official told local media.
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VIDEO: An Iranian found dead in a cable car crash in Italy
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Fourteen people were killed when a cabin fell from a cable car in northern Italy on Sunday. Mohammad Shahsavandi, a 23-year-old Iranian citizen living in Italy, lost his life in this accident.
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Cable car collapses in northern Italy, kills 12
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – A cable car accident in northern Italy has killed 12 visitors to a mountaintop view, sending two more to hospital.
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Japanese Soryu submarine collides with a commercial ship
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu in the Pacific Ocean collided with a commercial ship on Monday.
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11 killed in traffic accident in Upper Egypt's Minya
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Eleven people were killed on Saturday in a road accident on El-Kureimat highway near Upper Egypt's province of Minya, according to local media.
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2 killed after car ploughs into pedestrians in Trier, Germany
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – At least two people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday when a Range Rover "deliberately" crashed into victims in Trier city center in Germany.
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VIDEO: Two dead after train derails in Portugal
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – A high-speed train derailed in the Portuguese district of Coimbra on Saturday, killing two and injuring at least 30 others.
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Train-van collision in Pakistan claims 22 lives
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – According to the spokesperson of Pakistan Railways, a collision between a train and a van in Pakistan's eastern city of Sheikhupura on Friday night has claimed 22 lives.
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Accident occurs for Iran’s Navy vessel in territorial waters
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Public Relations Department of the 1st Maritime District of Navy of Iran's Army in Bandar Abbas on Monday announced the occurrence of an accident for one of the light vessels in this area within the waters of Jask Port.
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VIDEO: At least 43 dead in fire at New Delhi factory
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – At least 43 people, mostly laborers, were killed in India’s New Delhi on Sunday when a fire raged through a handbag-manufacturing factory where laborers were sleeping.
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VIDEO: Car falls off flyover in India, kills a pedestrian
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – A woman was killed and six others injured in India’s Hyderabad on November 23 when the car lost control and hurled down from the recently-opened Biodiversity flyover.
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By: Siamak Namvar
Joint rescue maneuver at Tehran Metro
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – A joint rescue maneuver of Tehran Fire Department, Red Crescent and Tehran Emergency Center was held at Tehran’s subway stations on Tue. in a bid to increase the level of preparedness while facing possible accidents.
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VIDEO: Five killed in W Ukraine plane crash
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and three more were injured after a chartered plane was forced to make an emergency landing when it ran out of fuel over Ukraine on October 4.
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VIDEO: Train derails during rush hour in Hong Kong
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – A passenger train has derailed during the Tuesday morning rush hour in Hong Kong, forcing the evacuation of 500 passengers and leaving eight people injured.
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VIDEO: Colombia airmen plunge to death wrapped in flag during stunt
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Two members of Colombia’s air force plunged to their deaths wrapped in their nation’s flag when a cable hanging from a helicopter snapped while they were performing a mid-air stunt Sunday.
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VIDEO: 2 dead in accident at India’s Ahmedabad amusement park
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) –Two people died and 27 others were injured in a terrible accident at an amusement park in India's Ahmedabad on Sunday. A ride carrying around 30 people in the Kankaria Amusement Park collapsed after a pipe of the main shaft broke.
