Category: bus accident

Bus Falls Into Canal in Egypt’s Nile Delta, Killing 21

CAIRO—A bus fell into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region Saturday killing at least 21 people, the country’s Health Ministry said. Dr. Sherif Makeen, a health ministry official, said three children were among the dead. In a statement, the ministry said the accident happened in Dakahlia province, around 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast…


1 Killed, 8 Injured in Romania Bus Accident

One person was killed and eight others were injured on Tuesday in a bus crash in the northern Romanian town of Moisei, according to the country’s General Inspectorate of Emergency Situations. On board the bus were 51 Polish nationals—a tourist group and their driver, who was killed. Footage of the crash site showed a damaged…


20 Dead and 33 Injured in Bus Crash in Peru

A bus fell into a steep ravine in a remote northwestern area of the Andes in Peru on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and 33 injured. Local authorities said the accident occurred when the bus went off the road in the province of Pataz, plunging some 100 meters (984 feet). Video images of…


11 Killed in Bus Accident in Central Bolivia

Eleven people were killed and 18 others injured in a bus crash in Kami village, near Cochabamba, central Bolivia. The vehicle fell more than 200 meters (656 feet) down a ravine, police reported on Saturday. The rural public transport bus had been traveling from Kami, some 180 kilometers (112 miles) southeast of La Paz, and…


22 Killed in Bus Accident in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan—At least 22 passengers were killed on Tuesday in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir after a bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell into a deep ravine, police said. The accident happened in Pulandri, a district in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, senior police official Fayyaz Abbasi said. He said…


Hochschild Mining Says 27 Workers Killed in Peru Bus Accident

LONDON—Hochschild Mining said on Friday that 27 workers were killed while 13 more injured in a road accident in Peru involving a bus operated by one of the precious metals miner’s contractors. The bus was transporting workers from Hochschild’s Pallancata operation to the city of Arequipa in the south of Peru, the London-listed miner said….