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Fatal chopper crash was 'accident waiting to happen'

Fatal chopper crash was 'accident waiting to happen'

A mid-air helicopter crash on a sunny day was an accident waiting to happen, an aviation expert says, after a report found a multitude of failings.

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

Champion pilot stable after shock air show crash

A champion pilot fighting for life after what would usually be a "catastrophic" crash at an air show is in a stable condition.

Death toll rises after stampede at New Delhi station

Death toll rises after stampede at New Delhi station

Death toll rises after stampede at New Delhi station

Death toll rises after stampede at New Delhi station

At least 18 Indians have been killed in a stampede at a New Delhi station as thousands tried to board a train to the site of the Maha Kumbh Hindu festival.

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Seaplane tragedy pilot 'saved lives' with instructions

Seaplane tragedy pilot 'saved lives' with instructions

A couple who survived a seaplane crash that killed three people say the pilot's emergency exit instructions were "a critical factor in our survival".

Murder-suicide probe into highway horror of four dead

Murder-suicide probe into highway horror of four dead

Investigators are exploring whether a fiery crash that killed a mother and daughter, their taxi driver and another man was a murder-suicide.

Fatal crash driver speeding on wrong side of highway

Fatal crash driver speeding on wrong side of highway

An SUV was driven at high speed on the wrong side of a highway before hitting a taxi, killing its driver and his two passengers in a fiery crash.

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

Seaplane owners: we're devastated by fatal crash

A seaplane company has expressed its "heartbreak" after one of its aircraft crashed off a popular island, killing three people and injuring three others.

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South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

South Korea crash probe ramps up as victims identified

Investigators are working to extract data from the flight recorder of a plane that belly-landed and burst into flames in South Korea, killing 179 people.

Eight-year-old airlifted after quad bike crash in Bali

Eight-year-old airlifted after quad bike crash in Bali

Eight-year-old airlifted after quad bike crash in Bali

Eight-year-old airlifted after quad bike crash in Bali

A boy, who was reportedly injured in a quad bike crash, has been airlifted from Bali to a Perth hospital in a critical condition.

Tribute to 'happy, vibrant' brothers in plane tragedy

Tribute to 'happy, vibrant' brothers in plane tragedy

Tribute to 'happy, vibrant' brothers in plane tragedy

Tribute to 'happy, vibrant' brothers in plane tragedy

A local football club has paid tribute to two brothers killed in a light plane crash that also claimed the life of their cousin.

Three killed after plane crashes into paddock

Three killed after plane crashes into paddock

Three killed after plane crashes into paddock

Three killed after plane crashes into paddock

A pilot and two passengers have died after a small plane crashed and caught alight in a paddock in Victoria's East Gippsland.

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 people have been killed after a passenger bus skidded into a gorge in northern India.

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

The NSW government is likely to join a bus company involved in a crash that killed 10 people to a class action alleging poor road design caused the tragedy.

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

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'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

A major highway has reopened days after a truck full of chemicals exploded and created a five metre crater following a fatal collision in central Queensland.

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

A man has died in a fiery crash and almost 50 people were evacuated before a truck carrying chemicals exploded on a main highway.

Two Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34 people

Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan have left at least 34 people dead and dozens more injured, officials say.

At least 28 killed after bus crash in central Iran

A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people.

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Farewell party before pilot crashed chopper into hotel

A pilot who fatally crashed a helicopter into a hotel was a ground crew employee who earlier attended a farewell party, a charter company says.

'Brave' dad and toddler die in twin pram train tragedy

A toddler and her father have died after a pram carrying twin girls rolled onto train tracks, leaving a mother traumatised and another girl lucky to survive.

Older bus drivers may face more health checks

More regular health assessments for older bus drivers have been recommended by an independent report in the wake of a fatal crash in Brisbane's CBD.

Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

A driver who collided with a ute, killing its five occupants, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Up to four males are on the run and two teenage girls are in custody after their allegedly stolen car crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

A bus driver has been abused while leaving court after being charged over a horror peak-hour crash that killed an 18-year-old woman in Brisbane's CBD.

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