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Whale tail sculpture saves Dutch metro train from dangerous fall

It happened at the final stop on the metro line in the town of Spijkenisse, on the southern edge of Rotterdam.

02/11/2020

Germany

Berlin motorway accidents being investigated as Islamist attack

Six people were injured when a vehicle collided with several cars and motorbikes on Tuesday evening.

19/08/2020

Switzerland

3 Spanish tourists dead, 1 missing after Swiss canyoning accident

Authorities say the four men were reported missing on Wednesday night during a heavy storm.

13/08/2020

Czech Republic

Two killed after passenger trains collide near Czech-German border

Police say one person has already been detained as an investigation has been launched in the cause of the crash.

08/07/2020

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Video captures moment plane skids off runway in Istanbul

Video has emerged of the moment an airplane skidded off the runway and into a field at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on 5. February 2020.

06/02/2020

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At least 12 people die in Kazakhstan plane crash

A plane with 98 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off early on Friday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people, Kazakh officials said.

27/12/2019

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Fire destroys around 150 homes in Valparaiso, Chile

Authorities suggest the blaze was started deliberately.

26/12/2019

Czech Republic

Watch: Car collides with two trams in Czech Republic

The car was a mangled wreck but the driver escaped with minor injuries, reported Associated Press.

17/12/2019

India

At least 43 dead after fire sweeps through factory in Delhi

The devastating fire broke out early on Sunday morning.

08/12/2019

World News

Two dead and several injured after bridge collapses in France

A suspension bridge near Toulouse collapsed as a lorry, a car and possibly a van were crossing

18/11/2019

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Pedestrians narrowly escape Phoenix car crash

Pedestrians pushing a baby stroller miraculously survived a hit and run collision, according to surveillance video from a traffic junction.

24/10/2019

USA

Two dead after car falls from 4th level of Indianapolis car garage

Photos show the car landed on its top.

23/10/2019

Norway

Twin babies in hospital after being hit by stolen ambulance

Oslo police shot the suspect 15 minutes after the vehicle was taken.

22/10/2019

USA

Partial building collapse at Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans kills one

A partial collapse of the under-construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, USA has killed one person.

12/10/2019

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Hundreds of cases of beer destroyed in Australia truck crash

The cases of Victoria Bitter beer were left strewn over the highway, closing one lane as crews worked to clean the mess

09/10/2019

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Large fire breaks out at chemical factory in French city of Rouen

A large fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at a French factory in the northern port city of Rouen, local authorities said.

26/09/2019

Tanzania

Man drowns proposing to his girlfriend during idyllic getaway

"We never got to embrace and celebrate the beginning of the rest of our lives together, as the best day of our lives turned into the worst, in the cruellest twist of fate imaginable," Kenesha Antoine wrote on Facebook following the death of her boyfriend.

23/09/2019

Finland

Reindeer accident hospitalises a dozen Finnish soldiers in Lapland

Battle-hardened soldiers are no strangers to the threat of injury, but they will not have been expecting a reindeer to be involved. But that's exactly what happened in Finland on Tuesday evening.

11/09/2019

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Elephants trample crowd at Sri Lankan pageant, injuring 17

Seventeen people were injured when two elephants at a Sri Lankan street pageant went on a rampage on Saturday (September 7), local media reported

09/09/2019

Spain

Spanish Olympic skier is mourned after tragic accident

Blanca Fernandez Ochoa was found dead on a path in the Cercedilla moutain range on Wednesday after going missing for nearly two weeks.

07/09/2019