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NHK
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- NHK
2 dead after highway bus, truck collide in Tokushima, western Japan
A highway bus and a truck have collided head-on on an expressway in the western Japanese city of Awa, in Tokushima Prefecture, killing two people. The collision occurred on the Tokushima Expressway in the city's Ichiba-cho district at around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The bus caught fire and soon both vehicles were engulfed in flames. Police say a passenger on the bus and the truck driver died. The 12 other people onboard the bus including the driver sustained a range of injuries. The bus operator, Iyotetsu Bus, says the vehicle was heading to Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, from the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Police say the crash occurred along a section of single-lane road where the lanes are separated by poles. They believe the two vehicles collided near the center line after one of the vehicles veered into the oncoming lane. An investigation continues.
RNZ News
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Person critical after truck and car collide in Motutere, Lake Taupō
A crash involving a car and truck near the township of Motutere has left one person trapped. Photo: A person has been transported to Rotorua Hospital in a critical condition after a two-vehicle crash on Friday night. Another has minor injuries after a truck and car collided near Motutere in the Taupō district. Police said the accident has closed part of State Highway 1 between Taupō and Tūrangi, and motorists are advised to expect delays. Emergency services said they were alerted to a two-vehicle crash near Jellicoe Point at around 7.45pm. Three Fire and Emergency crews were sent to release one person who had become trapped following the crash. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Yahoo
Teen labourers among 19 killed in horrific road collision in Egypt
A truck has collided with a minibus carrying workers on a road in Egypt, killing 19 people, most of them teenage girls, according to local officials. The collision occurred as the workers were heading to work in the early hours of Friday morning on a regional road in the city of Ashmoun in the Nile Delta province of Menoufia, north of the capital Cairo. The truck collided with the minibus as it carried the labourers to their workplace from their home village of Kafr al-Sanabsa, according to the state-owned newspaper, Akhbar al-Youm. Most of the workers were teenagers – two of them just 14 – according to a list of the names and ages published by the state-owned daily, Al-Ahram. Egyptian media has dubbed the crash victims 'martyrs for their daily bread'. Some 1.3 million minors are engaged in some form of child labour in Egypt, according to government figures, and accidents often involve underage labourers travelling to work in overcrowded minibuses in rural areas. Only three people survived the crash on Friday, according to a statement from Egypt's Ministry of Labour, and they were transferred to the General Ashmoun Hospital. Egypt's Labour Minister Mohamed Gebran has ordered authorities to compensate the families of the deceased with up to 200,000 Egyptian pounds (about $4,000) each. Each injured person will also receive 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($400). Menoufia provincial governor, Ibrahim Abu Leimon, said the cause of the crash would be investigated. Preliminary reports suggest excessive speeding may have been a key factor. Abu Leimon also called on the country's Ministry of Transportation to reassess safety measures on the regional road. In April, five members of a single family died in a two-car collision on the same road. Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year across Egypt. In October 2023, 35 people were killed, at least 18 of whom burned to death, in a 'horrific collision' involving a bus and several cars on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, according to Al-Ahram.
Al Jazeera
28-06-2025
- Al Jazeera
Teen labourers among 19 killed in road collision in Egypt
A truck has collided with a minibus carrying workers on a road in Egypt, killing 19 people, most of them teenage girls, according to local officials. The collision occurred as the workers were heading to work in the early hours of Friday morning on a regional road in the city of Ashmoun in the Nile Delta province of Menoufia, north of the capital Cairo. The truck collided with the minibus as it carried the labourers to their workplace from their home village of Kafr al-Sanabsa, according to the state-owned newspaper, Akhbar al-Youm. Most of the workers were teenagers – two of them just 14 – according to a list of the names and ages published by the state-owned daily, Al-Ahram. Egyptian media has dubbed the crash victims 'martyrs for their daily bread'. Some 1.3 million minors are engaged in some form of child labour in Egypt, according to government figures, and accidents often involve underage labourers travelling to work in overcrowded minibuses in rural areas. Only three people survived the crash on Friday, according to a statement from Egypt's Ministry of Labour, and they were transferred to the General Ashmoun Hospital. Egypt's Labour Minister Mohamed Gebran has ordered authorities to compensate the families of the deceased with up to 200,000 Egyptian pounds (about $4,000) each. Each injured person will also receive 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($400). Menoufia provincial governor, Ibrahim Abu Leimon, said the cause of the crash would be investigated. Preliminary reports suggest excessive speeding may have been a key factor. Abu Leimon also called on the country's Ministry of Transportation to reassess safety measures on the regional road. In April, five members of a single family died in a two-car collision on the same road. Deadly traffic accidents claim thousands of lives every year across Egypt. In October 2023, 35 people were killed, at least 18 of whom burned to death, in a 'horrific collision' involving a bus and several cars on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, according to Al-Ahram.
News.com.au
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
NSW M1 highway blocked at Beresfield after serious truck crash
A truck and pedestrian have collided on the M1 highway north of Newcastle, forcing the closure of all northbound vehicles. The crash happened at Beresfield, west of Newcastle, about 7.20pm, information from the Transport Management Centre shows. Live traffic maps show a 10km stretch of the highway blocked. 'All northbound lanes of the M1 Pacific Motorway are closed due to a crash involving a truck and a pedestrian at Beresfield,' the Transport Management Centre alert says. 'Northbound motorists can use the Hunter Expressway and John Renshaw Drive instead, and are advised to allow extra travel time. 'This diversion is suitable for vehicles up to 26 metres. 'Motorists are advised to follow directions of emergency services and traffic crews.'
