All articles tagged with #highway collision
A small plane crashed onto Interstate 75 near Naples, Florida, colliding with a vehicle and causing a large fire and billowing black smoke. The FAA reported that five people were on board the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet. Southbound lanes of the highway are closed, and authorities are urging drivers to avoid the area. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
A 24-year-old US soldier was killed when the armored vehicle she was traveling in collided with a civilian semitruck on a highway in Germany. The soldier, who was looking out of the roof hatch at the time of the collision, was struck in the head by the heavy hatch and later died in the hospital. This marks the second tactical vehicle crash involving Army troops in Bavaria in less than a week during training, and the third motor vehicle-related death of a US soldier in the German state this year.
At least 15 people have died and 10 others have been hospitalized after a truck collided with a bus carrying senior citizens in Manitoba, Canada. The collision occurred when the bus was crossing the eastbound lanes and was struck by the semitrailer. The drivers of both vehicles were also hospitalized. The majority of those on the bus were seniors from the city of Dauphin. Flags have been lowered in mourning and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences.