26/02/2013 | Argentina

Two buses crash at Santa Fe Avenue, 28 injured

Two buses crashed at the crossroad of Santa Fe Avenue and Cerrito, and one of the units ended up at the sidewalk, leaving 28 injured, according to police sources.

06/05/2013 | Argentina

For CNRT ‘It’s is not a strike, it’s a lockout”

The head of the National Transport Regulation Committee (CNRT), Ariel Franetovich, assured today that the ongoing strike started last Thursday by UTA Transport union “is not a strike but a lockout.”

29/05/2012 | Argentina

At least seven dead in Misiones after bus, truck collide

At least seven people have been confirmed dead in Misiones after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck. After the crash, witnesses said the bus immediately caught on fire.

31/10/2012 | Argentina

Bus crash kills at least 4, injures 75 in Jujuy province

Four people were killed and some 50 others were badly injured after a bus crashed into the back of a truck outside Palpalá town in Jujuy province.

19/11/2012 | Argentina

Transportation, services to be affected by strike

05/05/2012 | Argentina

Ten injured in Almagro bus crash

Ten people were injured after a bus crashed against two parked cars in the City neighbourhood of Almagro. The driver of a bus of line 168 lost control of the vehicle and collided with two parked cars at the intersection of Corrientes and Pringles streets.

21/05/2012 | Argentina

Freight train hits bus in Retiro, no victims

A freight train collided with a passenger bus from the 106 line while it was crossing the tracks near the Retiro train station. Police sources indicated that no one was injured in the accident.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Bus passenger shot in third armed attack in a week

A man was shot and wounded today aboard a bus in the Greater Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Villa Luzuriaga. The incident marks the third armed robbery attack on a public bus in the last week in Buenos Aires.

16/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't cuts subsidies on premium bus services

The Transport Secretariat, conducted by Juan Pablo Schiavi, has taken away all subsidies on premium bus services working in both Buenos Aires City and Greater Buenos Aires areas, as it was published today in the country's Official Gazette.

15/03/2012 | Argentina

Protesters block route 9 to protest railway accident in Campana

A group of protesters from the Otamendi neighbourhood in Campana were partially blocking route 9 close to the Km 69 mark. They were asking for additional traffic security measures after a recent incident in which a train ran into a school bus.

19/03/2012 | Argentina

Bus line 60 drivers plan to strike

Drivers from the number 60 bus line are in a permanent union meeting due to the "arbitrary dismissal" of four employees as well as other labour demands, and could go on strike for the rest of the day.

13/01/2012 | Argentina

Gov't considers applying 'differential' bus and train rates

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi reiterated today that the Government will not increase the price of bus and train fares by a large amount, but further admitted that they are looking at applying “differential rates” for those with less economic resources.

02/02/2012 | Argentina

Government to announce price of train, bus fare next week

Secretary of Transportation Juan Pablo Schiavi strongly defended the implementation of the new SUBE card system and announced that over a million users had applied for them online last week. 

09/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't postpones bus, train tariff hike until March 3

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi gave a press conference this morning in which the announcement of new bus/train tariffs for those individuals the national government decides not to subsidy was highly expected, but instead the official announced that the deadline for getting SUBE cards was extended until March 2, and revealed that "SUBE holders will keep current tariffs until we study how to re-direction subsidies."

03/11/2011 | Argentina

San Luis judge: School bus driver was 'wearing headphones, jumped out of bus'

The bus driver of the school bus that was hit by a train on Wednesday in the San Luis province killing six girls and two teachers was allegedly wearing headphones and when he realized the train was upon them, he jumped from the vehicle leaving the passengers inside.

07/11/2011 | Argentina

Bus fares in the City 'could reach $4 after subsidies are lifted'

Business leaders in the mass transit sector warned that if the National Government completely lifts subsidies on it, bus fare should at go up to at least $4. 

14/11/2011 | Argentina

San Luis crash: bus driver to remain in preventive custody

San Luis judge Mirtha Esley decided to keep bus driver César Jofré in preventive custody after remaining suspicions on the actions that caused the bus he was driving to be hit by a freight train in Zanjitas, causing the death of seven children and two adults.

08/10/2011 | Argentina

Bus runs over and kills woman in Parque Patricios

A 91-line bus ran over and killed a female pedestrian this afternoon along the intersection of Pedro Chutro and Zavaleta in the Parque Patricios neighbourhood, police sources informed.

02/11/2011 | Argentina

Train collides with school bus in San Luis, at least 8 dead

A cargo train crashed into a school bus this afternoon, with 40 fifth grade students on board in the town of Las Zanjitas, San Luis province. According to local sources, there are eight dead and three remain at the ICU seriously injured. The bus and train drivers remain under protective custody.

02/11/2011 | Argentina

'It's the worst tragedy in the history of San Luis,' says Rodriguez Saá

Governor of San Luis province, Alberto Rodríguez Saá, spoke during a radio interview to comment on the train accident which took place today in the area of Las Zanjitas, a town located fifty-five kilometers south of the province capital. He informed that there would be two days of mourning due to the incident, in which so far eight were reported dead.

14/09/2011 | Argentina

Crossfire between Nat'l Gov't, City over accident in Flores

The tragic crash between two trains from the Sarmiento line and a bus in Flores neighbourhood reactivated the crossfire between national and Buenos Aires City governments, currently over the construction of underground crossings for the Sarmiento lines.

15/09/2011 | Argentina

At least 90 injured after bus, tram and lorry collide in Bajo Flores

At least ninety people were injured, after a 76-line bus, a cement lorry and Premetro tram crashed into one another in Bajo Flores neighbourhood.

20/09/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry orders mandatory conciliation over 60 bus line conflict

The Labour Ministry ordered the mandatory conciliation over the conflict with workers from the 60 bus line. The order established the measure for the next 15 days and urges the workers to lift the strike.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line strike lifted

After three days of protests and Labour Minister Carlos Tomada’s intervention, workers of the 60 bus line and Monsa transportation company reached an agreement and lifted the strike-

06/05/2011 | Argentina

Bus companies to strike if fuel shortage continues

The committee of the bus companies of Buenos Aires City and Greater Buenos Aires warned that “several bus services had to reduce their frequencies, and could lead to a total strike due to the constant inconvenient with the fuel distribution.”

13/09/2011 | Argentina

Train crash in Flores leaves 11 dead

14/02/2011 | Argentina

Crash between lorry and bus leaves 2 dead, 9 injured

A bus heading to Mar del Plata and a lorry which was parked on the verge of motorway 2 crashed this morning leaving at least two people dead and 9 wounded, according to police officers.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Attack on bus driver provokes bus strike in Florencia Varela

A bus driver was attacked this morning in the area of Bosques, in the Florencio Varela neighbourhood. The driver of the 324 line had his finger amputated by the attackers, which provoked a protest and strike from other drivers, bidding to tighten security laws.

18/04/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers meet with company's representatives as strike continues

As bus drivers in the 60 bus line remain on strike, the Ministry of Labour called on the MONSA bus corporation to immediately comply with the joint agreement signed by the company and the driver’s union representatives last April 11th, and offered to mediate in the conflict in case of different interpretations in the accord.

05/01/2011 | Argentina

At least 30 hurt after bus crashes into tree

A bus number 33 swerved and collided violently into a tree at the intersection of San Juan Av. and Paseo Colón. Several passengers were hurt in the crash.

29/01/2011 | Argentina

Tourism boom: 3.2 million vehicles expected on roads over weekend

The touristic changeover for the summer holidays began on Friday as the traffic flow built up along the motorways, while the Metropolitan airport filled up as Retiro central bus station. Authorities reported that they expect “about 3 million, two hundred thousand cars on motorway routes” over the weekend.

08/02/2011 | Argentina

Bus crash in Santa Fe province, fifteen injured

At least fifteen people have been injured this morning in a bus crash along motorway 9 in Santa Fe province, close to the town of Arroyo Seco. The General Urquiza passenger bus was making its way from Rosario to Buenos Aires.

14/03/2012 | World

Swiss probe deadly bus crash as families arrive

Distraught parents flew to Switzerland after a bus carrying a Belgian school group home from a ski trip crashed into the wall of a Swiss tunnel, killing 22 children and six others.

16/08/2012 | World

Militants kill 22 in Pakistan bus attack

Suspected militants in northwest Pakistan forced passengers to step out of three buses and shot dead 22 of them in an apparent sectarian attack today, officials said.

10/01/2013 | World

Car explodes in Tel Aviv, several injured

A car exploded near a bus in Tel Aviv today, injuring several people. Police suspect it was an attempt to kill an alleged criminal kingpin.

24/06/2012 | Latin America

At least 32 killed in bus accident in Mexico

At least 32 people were killed in Mexico after the bus they were traveling in turned over on a wet road in the southwestern state of Guerrero, a Red Cross official said.

20/07/2012 | Latin America

Bus crash in Mexico kills 21 passengers

A bus skidded off the road in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, killing 21 passengers and injuring at least 29 others, officials said.

05/03/2011 | Latin America

Fatal bus crash in southern Brazil, 21 dead

At least 22 people have died and 23 seriously injured in a major accident between a bus and a truck along the motorway in Santa Catarina, south of Brazil.

20/11/2011 | Latin America

Twenty Argentine tourists injured after bus overturns in Uruguay

About twenty Argentine tourists were injured after a passenger bus overturned close to the Uruguayan town of Salto, police officials said.

20/04/2012 | Latin America

43 killed in Mexico after truck, bus collide

At least 43 people were killed when a cargo truck crashed into a bus on a highway in eastern Mexico, in one of the worst traffic accidents the country has suffered in recent years.