Showing posts with label accident images. Show all posts
Showing posts with label accident images. Show all posts
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
44 killed in Russian highway plane crash - Russian plane crash blamed on "pilot error"
A 9-year-old boy died of his injuries Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the crash of a Russian passenger plane that slammed into a highway in heavy fog to 45, officials said. The RusAir Tu-134 on a flight from Moscow crashed just ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
the brave pilot who saved three passengers before perishing in a ball of flames
* Passengers jumped to safety but sudden change of weight sent blimp soaring skywards
* Investigators piecing together last moments of doomed flight
* Wife of Australian pilot pays tribute to 'hero' who stayed at controls
Investigators were today piecing together the last moments before a a Goodyear blimp burst into flames and plunged to earth in a weekend crash in Germany.
The pilot, Michael Nerandzic, 53, was killed but three passengers managed to jump to safety when the airship caught fire as it was coming in to land at the Reichelsheim aerodrome near Friedberg.
When the airship was just two metres from the floor, Mr Nerandzic told his passengers, all journalists, to jump to the ground while he tried to land safely.
But once the three had leapt clear, the sudden loss of weight caused the blimp to soar skywards and burst into flames before crashing to the earth in a chilling echo of the Hindenburg disaster.
* Investigators piecing together last moments of doomed flight
* Wife of Australian pilot pays tribute to 'hero' who stayed at controls
Investigators were today piecing together the last moments before a a Goodyear blimp burst into flames and plunged to earth in a weekend crash in Germany.
The pilot, Michael Nerandzic, 53, was killed but three passengers managed to jump to safety when the airship caught fire as it was coming in to land at the Reichelsheim aerodrome near Friedberg.
When the airship was just two metres from the floor, Mr Nerandzic told his passengers, all journalists, to jump to the ground while he tried to land safely.
But once the three had leapt clear, the sudden loss of weight caused the blimp to soar skywards and burst into flames before crashing to the earth in a chilling echo of the Hindenburg disaster.
A coffin is carried away from the accident site late on Sunday evening
The pilot managed to get near enough the ground for passengers to escape before climbing back up.The burning wreckage of the airship. The pilot was killed in the accident, but he managed to save his passengers.Pilot Mike Nerandzic, pictured in Goodyear Blimp 'Spirit of Safety I', died in the crash.Plunge: The Goodyear blimp falls to the ground after the incident in Friedberg, Germany on Sunday night
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Lorry driver who plunged 80ft off a mountain top and lived to tell tale
*Colin Tandy broke eight ribs, fractured both hips, split his pelvis and needed nearly 40 stitches in his face after accident
* Now hopes to represent Britain in new TV series, World's Toughest Trucker
A truck driver who cheated death after plunging more than 80ft off a mountain top in a freak accident has made a miraculous recovery and now hopes to represent Britain in a bid to become the world's toughest trucker.
Colin Tandy broke several bones in his body and suffered horrific internal injuries when the 16-ton logging truck he was driving plummeted off the edge of a cliff in Marlborough, New Zealand.
He broke eight ribs, fractured both hips, split his pelvis and needed nearly 40 stitches in his face after his truck skidded off the road and rolled more than four times down the drop on the aptly named Tumbledown Bay Road.
* Now hopes to represent Britain in new TV series, World's Toughest Trucker
A truck driver who cheated death after plunging more than 80ft off a mountain top in a freak accident has made a miraculous recovery and now hopes to represent Britain in a bid to become the world's toughest trucker.
Colin Tandy broke several bones in his body and suffered horrific internal injuries when the 16-ton logging truck he was driving plummeted off the edge of a cliff in Marlborough, New Zealand.
He broke eight ribs, fractured both hips, split his pelvis and needed nearly 40 stitches in his face after his truck skidded off the road and rolled more than four times down the drop on the aptly named Tumbledown Bay Road.
I survived: Colin Tandy lies recovering in hospital after his miraculous escape and (right) the mangled wreckage of his lorry after falling 80ft down a mountainside in Marlborough, New Zealand
Near-fatal: Colin Tandy's truck lies at the bottom of a bank after plunging 80ft
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Australia bans cattle exports to 11 Indonesia abattoirs over cruelty
Australia suspended live cattle exports to 11 Indonesian abattoirs today and announced a review into the A$320 million (RM1 billion) trade after graphic footage was broadcast of Australian cattle being inhumanely slaughtered.
“I have decided to halt the trade of live animals to the facilities identified by the footage. I reserve the right to add further facilities to the banned list,” Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said in a statement.
“I will appoint an independent reviewer to investigate the complete supply chain for live exports up to and including the point of slaughter,” he said.
Australian television yesterday aired footage of cattle being beaten, whipped and kicked prior to slaughter in Indonesia, prompting a political outcry.
Japan PM, facing no-confidence vote, says won’t quit
Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan today refused to step down in the face of a no-confidence motion in parliament this week, saying he wanted first to resolve the world’s worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.
Analysts expect Kan to survive the vote, which could be submitted as early as tomorrow, but say he will still face major hurdles pushing policies through a fractious parliament, including an extra budget to help pay for the recovery from the damage caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami in March which devastated the Fukushima nuclear plant.
“I cannot give up the responsibility to do what needs to be done now. I would like to resolve the nuclear crisis first,” Kan told a panel in parliament.
“I am determined to perform my duty.”
Monday, May 9, 2011
Libya: Hundreds feared dead as migrant boat capsizes
Several hundred people are feared to have drowned off Libya, after a boat carrying some 600 refugees trying to reach Europe broke up at sea on Friday. The UN's refugee agency said 16 bodies, including two babies, had been found.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Searchers find second Air France crash black box
A BEA air accident inquiry official (R), seen in this image published on the web site of France’s BEA air accident inquiry office May 2, 2011, surveys the handling of a flight data recorder aboard a ship.The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) seen in this image published today on the website of France’s BEA air accident inquiry office
Search parties scouring the sea bed off Brazil’s northeast coast have recovered the second of two flight recorders from the Air France aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009, investigators said today.
The discovery of the audio recorder, two days after the flight data recorder was fished up, brings investigators even closer to the reason for the crash as it should hold recordings of cockpit conversations during the flight’s final moments.
“The investigation team localised and identified the Cockpit Voice Recorder at (2150 GMT) on Monday 2 May, 2011,” France’s BEA air accident inquiry office said. The device was hauled up to the team’s ship at 0240 GMT (0940 Malaysian time) today.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Raw Video Car runs over by bicycle.
Sickening moment motorist ploughed through 40 cyclists in road horror (but amazingly no one was killed)
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Hungarian sludge firm CEO faces no charges
A judge on Wednesday dismissed prosecution demands that the head of a metals company linked to Hungary's devastating red sludge spill be charged with negligence and he has been released from police custody, his lawyer said.
Appearing after the closed court hearing reviewing the case, Zoltani Bakonyi's lawyer, Janos Banati, said the judge ruled in his favor after finding that prosecutors couldn't substantiate their argument that Bakonyi did not sufficiently prepare emergency warning and rescue plans in case of accidents like the sludge spill.
Banati said prosecutors were preparing an appeal.
An aerial view of Kolontar village covered by toxic red mud, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 after the dyke of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina plant in nearby Ajka broke eight days earlier, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages, killing eight people and injuring over hundred.
An aerial view of Kolontar village covered by toxic red mud, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 after the dyke of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina plant in nearby Ajka broke eight days earlier, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages, killing eight people and injuring over hundred.
Appearing after the closed court hearing reviewing the case, Zoltani Bakonyi's lawyer, Janos Banati, said the judge ruled in his favor after finding that prosecutors couldn't substantiate their argument that Bakonyi did not sufficiently prepare emergency warning and rescue plans in case of accidents like the sludge spill.
Banati said prosecutors were preparing an appeal.
An aerial view of Kolontar village covered by toxic red mud, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 after the dyke of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina plant in nearby Ajka broke eight days earlier, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages, killing eight people and injuring over hundred.
An aerial view of Kolontar village covered by toxic red mud, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 after the dyke of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina plant in nearby Ajka broke eight days earlier, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages, killing eight people and injuring over hundred.
Court Frees Executive Arrested in Hungary Spill
The managing director of the company linked to Hungary's red sludge disaster was released from custody without charge, his lawyer said Wednesday, citing a lack of sufficient evidence.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Dozens killed, injured in Indonesian train crash
Dozens of people were killed or badly injured when two trains collided in Indonesia’s central Java province early on Saturday morning, officials told Reuters.
Local television showed several carriages had overturned or were badly mangled. Rescue and transport ministry officials put the death toll at around 22 to 23 with many more injured, while local news agency Antara said 33 people had been killed in the crash. Indonesia needs to spend billions of dollars on improving its ageing infrastructure, including roads, power plants, railways, and airports.
Local television showed several carriages had overturned or were badly mangled. Rescue and transport ministry officials put the death toll at around 22 to 23 with many more injured, while local news agency Antara said 33 people had been killed in the crash. Indonesia needs to spend billions of dollars on improving its ageing infrastructure, including roads, power plants, railways, and airports.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Plane makes emergency landing - on a busy motorway at rush hour
Commuters stuck in heavy traffic in Atlanta last night were left stunned when they discovered the cause of the congestion was more than a conventional rush hour snarl-up.
Making their way home at around 5pm, stunned drivers looked on as a small plane made a smooth emergency landing on a busy stretch of motorway.
In a remarkable feat, the aircraft managed to touch down safely without hitting a single car.
No injuries were reported, despite the fact that the Piper Saratoga blocked at least four lanes of traffic.
American television footage shows vehicles queuing for miles on Interstate 85, just as the evening rush hour began.
A few hours later, the plane was hauled away from the southbound stretch of road, in north east Atlanta.
It had been due to land a few miles away, at Peachtree DeKalb Airport.
The pilot, identified in reports as Matt Conway, blamed mechanical problems for the emergency landing.
Making their way home at around 5pm, stunned drivers looked on as a small plane made a smooth emergency landing on a busy stretch of motorway.
In a remarkable feat, the aircraft managed to touch down safely without hitting a single car.
Heavy traffic: Stunned drivers looked on as a small plane made a smooth emergency landing on a busy stretch of motorway in Atlanta, last night
No injuries were reported, despite the fact that the Piper Saratoga blocked at least four lanes of traffic.
American television footage shows vehicles queuing for miles on Interstate 85, just as the evening rush hour began.
A few hours later, the plane was hauled away from the southbound stretch of road, in north east Atlanta.
It had been due to land a few miles away, at Peachtree DeKalb Airport.
The pilot, identified in reports as Matt Conway, blamed mechanical problems for the emergency landing.
Commonwealth Games in crisis: Bridge collapses as UK teams cry foul over 'filthy' facilities in New Delhi
Commonwealth Games in crisis: Bridge collapses as UK teams cry foul over 'filthy' facilities in New Delhi
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It has been seven years in the planning and has cost up to £1billion, but the Commonwealth Games, due to be held in New Delhi next month, were plunged into crisis today when a footbridge near the main stadium collapsed.
Five labourers who were working on the 100m Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium footbridge were critically injured in the accident and were taken to the nearby Safdarjung Hospital.
Preparations for the Games, which start on October 3, have been beset with problems, including security fears, athlete withdrawals and today stern criticism of the facilities in the athletes' village.
* Competing countries worried by 'unsafe and unfit for human habitation'
* Security fears raised after shootings of tourists
* Australian discus thrower first athlete to pull out due to security worries
* Australian film crew able to enter stadium with bomb kit undetected
Bridge collapsed Commonwealths in India under serious threat.
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It has been seven years in the planning and has cost up to £1billion, but the Commonwealth Games, due to be held in New Delhi next month, were plunged into crisis today when a footbridge near the main stadium collapsed.
Five labourers who were working on the 100m Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium footbridge were critically injured in the accident and were taken to the nearby Safdarjung Hospital.
Preparations for the Games, which start on October 3, have been beset with problems, including security fears, athlete withdrawals and today stern criticism of the facilities in the athletes' village.
* Competing countries worried by 'unsafe and unfit for human habitation'
* Security fears raised after shootings of tourists
* Australian discus thrower first athlete to pull out due to security worries
* Australian film crew able to enter stadium with bomb kit undetected
Bridge collapsed Commonwealths in India under serious threat.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
25 people killed in Sri Lanka as construction explosives stored at police station for safety explode by accident
Three containers filled with explosives meant for road construction accidentally detonated outside a police station in eastern Sri Lanka this morning, killing 25 people.
Most of the victims were policemen, but the death toll fell from an initial estimate of 60, according to military spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala.
Images of the blast on Maharaja Television showed the police station reduced to rubble.
Most of the victims were policemen, but the death toll fell from an initial estimate of 60, according to military spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala.
Images of the blast on Maharaja Television showed the police station reduced to rubble.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Toddler comes face to face with escaped Bengal tiger in Miami zoo
Mother Diana Barrett says will not be renewing her family’s annual pass to the Jungle Island zoo in Miami after a tiger leapt from his enclosure to come within 10 feet of her two-year-old daughter.
Mahesh, a 230kg Bengal tiger, managed to jump over the 12-foot fence and roamed freely around the zoo for about 20 minutes.
Ms Barratt claims she walked around a corner to find her young daughter Dianita calmly staring into the eyes of the huge animal.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Ecuador bus crash kills 38
A bus winding its way through Ecuador’s highlands toward the capital of Quito went off the road before dawn yesterday, killing 38 passengers in the worst accident of this kind in the country in years.
Authorities said 12 more people were injured in the crash. Local television showed rescue workers struggling to extract bodies and look for survivors on the steep cliffs around Lake Yambo in the central province of Cotopaxi where the accident occurred.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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