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Sierra Leone

Fuel tanker fire kills more than 90 outside Sierra Leone's capital

The explosion occurred after a large crowd had gathered to collect leaking fuel after a bus collided with the tanker late on Friday.

Iceland

Iceland hit by earlier-than-normal snowstorm

The weather sparked more than 120 incidents, mostly vehicles stuck in the snow.

Mobility

US Tesla Autopilot investigation deepens with demand for more data

US transport safety authorities are investigating Tesla after a series of high-profile crashes involving self-driving cars and emergency services vehicles.

Turkey

Collision between train and minibus leaves 6 dead in Turkey

Six people died and seven more were injured when a minibus and a train crashed at a railroad crossing in the northwestern Tekirdag province.

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Mobility

Tesla self-driving under investigation over US crashes

US authorities have opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot self-driving tech after crashes involving emergency vehicles.

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Storm slams utility pole into moving car near Seattle

A powerful storm toppled a utility pole with live wires on top of a car as it drove by in Tukwila, Washington, United States on Friday (April 5).

World News

Romanian protest leader builds a one metre "motorway"

On Friday one businessman in the north-eastern city of Suceava staged his own symbolic protest - the local mayor officially opened a metre long "motorway" on his own land.

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Car hits Iowa officer attending traffic accident

The officer sustained "minor injuries" but it could have been "a whole lot worse," the sheriff's office said.

Germany

Raining bank notes forces closure of German autobahn

German police were forced to partially close an autobahn on Thursday morning after receiving reports of Euro bank notes billowing across the carriageway

World News

Which countries in Europe have the deadliest roads?

New statistics released by the World Health Organization detail which countries in Europe have the safest, and the deadliest, roads.

China

Deadly crash in China after fight between driver and passenger

Deadly crash in China after fight between driver and passenger

Italy

Arthritic Autostradas: Italy's motorway network under fire

A cash cow for investors but too often a choked nightmare for users...and potentially dangerous warn critics after the Bologna bridge tragedy.

Italy

Two dead, dozens injured in Bologna motorway blaze

Two lorries collided on the motorway near Bologna airport in northern Italy on Monday, causing a major explosion and killing at least two people, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Italy

Rome residents paint potholes to alert cyclists and shame authorities

Residents in Rome have been covering the city's infamous potholes with spray paint in response to an appeal from a woman whose daughter died in an accident reportedly linked to the 'terrible' condition of Rome's roads.

Italy

George Clooney injured in scooter accident in Italy

The US actor suffered a minor knee injury in the crash, according to reports.

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Car drives in reverse on Ohio highway

Traffic camera catches a car driving at least three roads in reverse in Ohio, United States

Uganda

Dozens dead in traffic accident - Ugandan Red Cross

Police say incident occured 220 kkm north of Kampala

Germany

Buffalo's midnight shuffle closes German autobahn for eight hours

Five animals went for a wander on a busy motorway, and needed to be sedated and hoisted away before normal traffc could resume.

France

France: Government guarantees firms won't make profit from private speed radars

As the French government rolls out the first set of private speed radars in Normandy, it reassures the public that firms won't be making a profit from speeding drivers.

World News

All EU roads getting safer — except Malta's

20% less people died on EU roads in 2017 than in 2010, according to European Commission data.