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Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

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

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

Two children among 10 killed in horror weekend on roads

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

Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say

Too soon to decide India crash cause, investigators say

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.

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Bus crash victims’ lawsuit may be futile, lawyer says

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

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

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.

Search for missing after Air India crash kills hundreds

Search for missing after Air India crash kills hundreds

The world's worst aviation disaster in a decade has killed more than 240 people with rescuers searching for missing people and clues on why the plane crashed.

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'Heavy': firie sentenced over crash that injured crew

'Heavy': firie sentenced over crash that injured crew

'Heavy': firie sentenced over crash that injured crew

'Heavy': firie sentenced over crash that injured crew

The fire truck veered off a road and landed on its roof on the way to a rural grass fire, trapping the crew and leaving two firefighters with serious injuries.

Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three people have died in a collision on a major highway involving multiple cars and trucks, while two others are in hospital.

Mother hit with charges over fatal primary school crash

Mother hit with charges over fatal primary school crash

Mother hit with charges over fatal primary school crash

Mother hit with charges over fatal primary school crash

A woman whose car rammed through a suburban school fence into a group of children, killing an 11-year-old boy, is facing two driving charges.

Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

Three people rescued from seaside helicopter crash

A helicopter has crashed into waters near a beachside tourist town, with a passerby and surf liversavers helping to rescue them from the wreckage.

Fatal chopper crash was 'accident waiting to happen'

Fatal chopper crash was 'accident waiting to happen'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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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