Accidents
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.