Accident News

Japanese PM in vehicle accident, escapes injury

Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was involved in a five-car pile-up at a toll gate in Tokyo en route to a rally on Saturday. He escaped unhurt, but two guards sustained facial injuries.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Peruvian bus crash death toll climbing

The body count of the Peruvian bus crash has now reached at least 33. The bus plunged into a river near the Peruvian city of Trujillo on Friday / early Saturday morning.

In the Media by Matthew Hendricks - 1 comment

Plane in Bali crashes into sea

Denpasar - A passenger plane with around 100 passengers has overshot a runway in Bali and plummeted into the sea. According to reports all of the passengers and crew on-board survived the crash.

In the Media by Mark Harradine - 1 comment

Video: Russian BMD-2 tank hits streetlight in road accident

Ryazan - You have to love these dashboard cameras, especially when they pick up funny road accidents like this one, as a tank crashes into a streetlight in Russia.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Cardboard cutout policemen patrol the streets of Bangalore

As you cruise down the street you spot a policeman crossing his arms in a pair of shades. You slowly drive by the policeman only to realize that it is a piece of cardboard. Yes policeman cardboard cutouts are effective!

In the Media by Jonathan Lam - 1 comment

South Africa: Mom drives over daughter

Welkom - The unthinkable happened when Marilize Terblanche was reversing out of her garage on her way to work on that Thursday morning...

In the Media by Matthew Hendricks

Toddler airlifted to hospital after farm accident

Knaresborough - An 18-month old girl is being treated in hospital for serious hand injuries after trapping her arm in machinery at a poultry farm at Farnham near Knaresborough.

In the Media by Alan Bainbridge - 1 comment

Bulldozer and crane end up in pit after accident (video)

Samara - In a classic case of "Oops!", a heavy crane gets pulled down into the pit along with the bulldozer it is lowering, begging the question, how will they get them out again?

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Toxic chemical spill at Japanese factory after snow plow accident

Hanamaki - Around 125,000 lethal doses of the toxic chemical sodium cyanide were spilled after a snow plow accident at a northern Japanese plating factory on Monday.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Car goes airborne, hits one house, somersaults onto another

Houston - Residents in one Houston, Texas neighborhood were awaken by loud crashes and an unbelievable sight early Sunday morning, finding a car stuck upside down in the roof of a home.

In the Media by Greta McClain