The crowd at the off-road race was almost close enough to touch the trucks as they hurtled and bounced over the desert sand — close enough for one mistake to end eight lives. Hundreds of thrill-seeking fans watched in horror …
Category Archive: Road Accident
Tour-bus accident claims 7, injures 9
A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed Friday afternoon on a highway near Hoover Dam, killing seven passengers and injuring nine others, authorities said. Six fatalities were confirmed on the scene, about 40 miles northwest of Kingman; a seventh person …
Death toll rises to 57 in Egypt road accident
The death toll of a road accident in southern Egypt has risen to 57, the state MENA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a senior official. Minya Governor Ahmed Diaaeddin said the bus carrying 70 passengers was traveling to Beni …