A bus carrying members of a Catholic archdiocese struck a tractor-trailer and burst into flames on a highway between the cities of Puebla and Orizaba.
Tag: Buses
Britain’s big squeeze: ‘This Is All We Can Afford’: Shrinking Lives in the English Countryside
In Cumbria, a bucolic landscape masks growing poverty and isolation. As bus lines are cut and services dry up under austerity, older people are feeling new constraints.
Merkel ‘Saddened’ as Germany Awaits Answers on Deadly Bus Crash in Madeira
Most of the victims seem to have been Germans on vacation on the Portuguese island. Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her condolences as an inquiry was opened.
Gunmen Kill 14 Passengers Pulled from Buses in Pakistan
A separatist group in Baluchistan province took responsibility for the attack, saying it had singled out passengers who were members of the armed services.
Bus Fire in China Kills Dozens of People
The long-distance coach bus was taking tourists to Mao Zedong’s hometown when the fire erupted, according to Chinese state media. At least 26 people were killed.
Bus Explodes in Stockholm, Injuring Driver
No passengers were on the vehicle, which rammed into a tunnel in the Swedish capital and sent plumes of smoke and flames shooting into the sky.
Powerful Storm Hits Rio
Streets turned into rivers and mudslides destroyed homes as a powerful and deadly storm swept through Rio de Janeiro.
Double-Decker Bus Crashes in Ottawa Station, Killing 3 and Injuring 25
At least 14 of the injured arrived at hospitals in critical condition. It was the second deadly accident involving a double-decker bus in less than six years.
Egypt Kills 40 Suspected Militants After Deadly Bombing of Tour Bus
Security forces raided sites in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after a bomb killed three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide.
Man in China Hijacks Bus and Drives Into Traffic, Killing 8
China’s state broadcaster said a suspect had been taken into custody, an unemployed man believed to have been angry over a dispute with local officials.