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Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash

Emergency workers are still looking for bodies among the wreckage of two high-speed trains that collided in southern Spain, leaving at least 40 people dead.

At least 32 killed after crane falls on Thai train

At least 32 killed after crane falls on Thai train

At least 32 killed after crane falls on Thai train

At least 32 killed after crane falls on Thai train

A construction crane has crashed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, triggering a derailment that killed at least 32 people.

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Thirteen dead, 98 hurt after train derails in Mexico

Mexican authorities say at least 13 ‍people ⁠are dead after a train derailed in the southern ‌state of Oaxaca.

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Guatemala in mourning after 15 killed in bus crash

Guatemala in mourning after 15 killed in bus crash

At least 15 people are dead and 15 others injured after a bus veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine in Guatemala.

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Drivers told to paws and think of road risk to koalas

Wildlife volunteers remind drivers to keep their eyes peeled for koalas as summer road trips begin, with a spike in the number of car strikes in one region.

Seaplane's safety under microscope after fatal crash

Seaplane's safety under microscope after fatal crash

A seaplane's crashworthiness and a pilot’s decisions before a deadly crash will be examined, as a report finds missing maintenance records and alarm faults.

Modified e-bikes cop another rail ban over safety risks

Modified e-bikes cop another rail ban over safety risks

Converted e-bikes will no longer be allowed on a major rail network, with one state government blaming "after-market add-ons" for causing fires.

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Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

Crackdown looms on e-bikes, scooters after more deaths

As sales surge before Christmas, states are debating how to regulate the sale and specifications of e-bikes and scooters after a series of fatal incidents.

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

'Marked': driver avoids jail over fatal CBD bus crash

A bus driver convicted of careless driving causing death after a teenager was crushed against a building in a city centre has received a suspended sentence.

Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off

Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off

Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off

Three killed as light plane crashes just after take-off

Three people have been killed in a light plane crash shortly after take-off, in what first responders have described as a "gruesome" scene.

Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police

Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police

Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police

Most killed in Lisbon derailment are foreigners: police

Portuguese authorities say most of the 16 people killed when a funicular railway carriage crashed were foreigners.

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

Tributes flow for 'vibrant, bright' school crash victim

A talented student about to hit her teens has been identified as the girl who died in a bus rollover and is being remembered for her infectious personality.

Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror

Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror

Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror

Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror

The use of seatbelts will form part of a probe into a tragic bus crash that killed a young student and injured scores of others, including the elderly driver.

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Tourist pleads guilty over fatal e-scooter crash

An English tourist has pleaded guilty over the death of a man after she collided with him while riding an e-scooter drunk.

Body discovered after Pacific Motorway pile up

Trucks were ordered to park up after the busy Pacific Motorway was closed and lighter vehicles detoured following a deadly crash near Brunswick Heads.

Teen e-dirt bike rider accused of fatal crash gets bail

A teen electric bike rider accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian has been granted bail, with strict conditions, including not driving e-rideables in public.

Quad bike standards saving lives as crackdown urged

Safety standards for quad bikes could save more lives on farms if their enforcement was stronger, according to research that reveals one state leading the way.

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Top docs call for action on speedy e-scooters and bikes

Australia needs a national body to oversee and develop electric mobility device regulations to abate a spike in fatal injuries, the peak body for doctors says.

Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

An electrical apprentice has cried while being jailed for drunkenly crashing into a minibus, killing an 84-year-old man and then lying to police about it.

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

A tragic head-on crash has claimed the lives of four people, including two children, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say

Investigators are warning the public not to jump to conclusions about what caused an Air India plane to crash in June, killing 260 people.

Bus crash victims’ lawsuit may be futile, lawyer says

A lawsuit brought by families of victims killed in a bus crash could prove futile because of ongoing insurance payments, an allegedly negligent company claims.

Kangaroo on road could have caused triple-fatal crash

A car crash potentially caused by a kangaroo has claimed three lives and left another person critically injured, capping a horror weekend on one state's roads.

Air India crash victims identified, US experts on site

DNA samples are being used to identify the remains of dozens of victims of an Air India plane crash as US officials join investigators at the site.

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