Collision Archives

Head-on collision on Nigeria highway: 21 killed in accident; truck hits passenger vehicle on wrong lane

At least 21 people were killed in a road accident in Nigeria’s northwestern Kano state on Sunday, said the Federal Road Safety CorpsPreliminary investigations revealed that a commercial passenger vehicle was driving against the traffic on the Zaria-Karo expressway, violating established road safety regulations. The vehicle then collided head-on with a heavy-duty truck.The commercial driver […]

Ship collision and fire Off UAE coast caused by navigational error, officials say | World News

The Front Eagle, carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil to Zhoushan, China, collided at 13.1 knots with the Adalynn, which was heading empty toward the Suez Canal/ Image resolution reconstructed with AI In the early hours of Tuesday, June 17, two large vessels, oil tanker ADALYNN and cargo ship Front Eagle, collided approximately 24 […]

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision, faces UK trial in January | World News

The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a US tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of one of his crew at a U.K. court hearing on Friday. Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, appeared by video link from prison for the pretrial hearing at London’s Central Criminal […]

Republic Airways flight aborts takeoff to avoid collision at LaGuardia airport due to apparent miscommunication between controllers

Watch: Republic Airways flight aborts takeoff to avoid collision at LaGuardia airport due to apparent miscommunication between controllers (Video credit: ABC) A close call occurred at LaGuardia airport when two planes had a recent near-miss following an apparent miscommunication between controllers.On May 6 at 12:35 am, American Eagle flight AA4736, operated by Republic Airways, had […]

Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport | World News

Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (Photo: AP) Federal officials are investigating why two planes got dangerously close on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport earlier this month despite the airport being equipped with an advanced surface radar system that’s designed to help prevent such […]