Accidents

10 killed as bus, truck collide in Egypt

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Ten people, including five Egyptians, four French and one Belgian national, have been killed when a bus carrying tourists collided with a truck in southern Egypt, authorities say.

Two dead, 2 injured in shooting in San Francisco

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Two men were shot and killed and two more were injured Sunday afternoon on a San Francisco playground on the 600 block of Brunswick Street, police said Sunday night.

Dozens dead in DR Congo train accident

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said.

Chad bus smash leaves 'around 30' dead

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Around 30 people were killed and some 50 were injured when two buses collided in central Chad, the Sahel country's transport ministry said on Monday, media have reported.

Seven dead as tourist plane crashes in Peru: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Five tourists and two crew died on Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines, the transport ministry said.

10 killed, wounded in shooting at a military plant in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – At least five people have been killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Ukrainian military plant on Thursday.

2 marines killed, 17 injured in North Carolina rollover

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – At least two Marines were killed and two were flown to the hospital after a 7-ton truck with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group rolled over on the highway outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, local US media have said.

3 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Mississippi New Year Party

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Three persons were killed and four others were injured in a New Year party shooting in US State of Mississippi.

Jet bursts into flames after crashing in California (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – A US light aircraft crashed in San Diego, California and caught fire and consequently, electricity to about 600 households were cut off.

Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashes, pilot dies

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed Friday evening near Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, killing the pilot Wing Commander Harshit Sinha.

37 dead in Bangladesh as packed ferry catches fire: report

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh on Friday, police said, as terrified passengers leaped overboard to escape the blaze.

7 migrants killed, 3 injured in car accident in Hungary

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – According to Hungarian police, seven migrants were killed and three others injured when the vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a house while fleeing a police stop.

By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Road casualties drop in coronavirus era

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The number of traffic-related deaths last year (March 2020-March 2021) decreased by 15.2 percent compared to a year before, 13 percent of which is estimated to be caused by the pandemic.

Building collapse in Turkey leaves 23 injured, missing

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – At least 13 people were injured and 10 others were missing after a two-story building collapsed in Malatya, Turkey.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.