08/02/2013 | Argentina

Four dead as small plane crashes in Lomas de Zamora

Four people died as a small airplane crashed this afternoon in the Greater Buenos Aires area of Lomas de Zamora.

15/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't defends re-opening of Once crash platform

Interior and Transport minister Florencio Randazzo spoke out today after the re-opening of Platform 2, where the Once station crash occurred almost a year ago, defending the measure and calling it "very good news."

17/01/2013 | Argentina

One dead, six injured in robbery, crash in Recoleta

A 27-year-old man died today and his accomplice was severely injured after they robbed a man and the motorcycle in which they were riding crashed into a 152 line bus in Recoleta.

19/01/2013 | Argentina

Five dead, 11 injured in 5-car pile up on Route 11

Five people died and eleven were injured in a five-car pile-up along Route 11, between the neighbourhoods of Conesa and General Lavalle in Buenos Aires province.

19/10/2012 | Argentina

Schiavi, Jaime indicted for Once train crash probe

Federal Judge Claudio Bonadío indicted former Transport Secretaries Juan Pablo Schiavi and Ricardo Jaime in connection with the probe of the Once train crash which killed 51 people on February 22.

22/10/2012 | Argentina

Once crash victims commemorated 8 months on

Family members and friends of the Once train crash victims gathered at the central train station in Buenos Aires this morning in order to commemorate their loved ones, eight months after the tragedy that killed 51 people and left more than 700 injured.

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.

17/08/2012 | Argentina

Lorry collides into two buses, injures seven

Seven people were injured this morning after a cargo lorry collided into a bus, causing it to crash into another bus along a main avenue in the city neighbourhood of San Telmo.

18/08/2012 | Argentina

Car smashes through bakery's glass front in Villa Crespo

A car drove through the glass front of a bakery in the Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Villa Crespo on Saturday. There were no reported injuries in the accident.

01/09/2012 | Argentina

Son of Tucuman Government minister dies in car crash

The 19 year-old son of Tucuman’s Government Minister Edmundo Jiménez died early this morning in a car crash in the locality of Yerba Buena.

17/06/2012 | Argentina

Two killed in car accident in Avellaneda

Two men were killed in a car accident in the Greater Buenos Aires district of Avellaneda, police officials said.

22/06/2012 | Argentina

Cirigliano and TBA company president released on bail

Buenos Aires City Federal Court issued the release of Cometrans transport company chairman today, and that of TBA president Carlos Ferrari, in the case investigating the cause of the crash at Once central station, which killed 51 people in February.

27/07/2012 | Argentina

One dead, 15 injured in car pile up along Route 8, 2km tailbacks

One person was found dead and at least fifteen people were reported injured this morning in two car crashes that affected some 15 vehicles along Route 8 close to Pilar. Two kilometres of tailbacks were being caused along the motorway route as a result of the accidents.

27/05/2012 | Argentina

One dead and several wounded after crash in Almagro

A man, 75, died after his car crashed against a bus of the 124 line in Corrientes Avenues. Subsequently, the bus hit four parked cars leaviung several injured passengers.

06/06/2012 | Argentina

Once train crash: TBA owner aims to engine driver

Trains of Buenos Aires (TBA) owner Claudio Cirigliano, who’s arrested as part of the Once train accident and being investigated for “obstructing justice” and “information hiding”, told Federal Judge Claudio Bonadío that the accident's responsibility should fall off the motorman, who couldn't stop the train due to his physical impairment, during a questioning.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

San Martín line train derails at Retiro station

Two carriages were said to have been affected, however no passengers were on board and no injuries were reported.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't extends intervention into TBA train company

The Government extended again their intervention into the TBA trains -which runs the Sarmiento and Mitre lines- for a further fifteen days, in the ongoing investigation into what caused the Once train crash which killed 51 people. The intervention was first opened on February 28.

12/05/2012 | Argentina

Paraná boat crash: 7 remain missing, three arrested

Two vessels crashed in Paraná de las Palmas River this morning, leaving seven people missing. The crash took place around 4am near Zárate port, in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires. Naval command divers led the search for the missing, all of them crew members from an Argentine boat.

13/05/2012 | Argentina

Boat crash: Divers find four more bodies in sunken vessel

Prefecture divers found four more bodies belonging to helmsman Marcelo Osvaldo Córdoba, chief engineer Felipe Aguirre, sailor Cristian Marmet and José de la Fuente Sequeire, all members of the missing crew of the vessel “Río Turbio,” which collided with Paraguayan tug “Ava Paraguya” on the Parana de las Palmas river.

23/03/2012 | Argentina

'Let us not get used to travelling as if we were cattle,' Cardinal Bergoglio

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio said that the Once train crash was caused by officials who did not comply with their responsibilities as he held a special mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in remembrance of the train crash victims.

10/04/2012 | Argentina

Once tragedy: Federal Court overturns Gov't's role as plaintiff

The Federal Criminal Court today overturned the resolution that enabled the State government to be the plaintiff in the case investigating the causes of the train crash at Once station that killed 51 people in February.

28/04/2012 | Argentina

One dead after train hits car in BA Province

A man died after being hit by a train in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires Province, whilst driving his car. Witnesses say the vehicle crossed train tracks on a lowered barrier.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

Engine driver assures ‘I tried to stop twice’

Marcos Córdoba, the engine driver of the train that crashed at Once station, was released after being questioned by Judge Claudio Bonadío. Nevertheless, the prosecutor of the case, Federico Delgado, did not agree with the decision and said the conditions are still not entirely given to release him.

02/03/2012 | Argentina

Once train crash: test shows brakes worked

The first tests performed to the last carriages of the train that crashed in Once station revealed that the brakes functioned correctly. The preliminary report determined that the four brakes passed the traction dynamic and braking test.

05/03/2012 | Argentina

Eleven injured in school bus-train collision in Campana

At least eleven people – eight children with ages ranging between seven and twelve years old and three adults – were injured today when the school bus they were travelling in was hit by a train in Campana, Buenos Aires province.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Lawmakers postpone Friday's special session over Malvinas

Pro-government and opposition legislators decided to postpone until Saturday the trip to Tierra del Fuego to present the document that will be the base for the “State policy” regarding the sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Amid controversy, CFK meets with Schiavi

In the midst of the conflict left by the train crash, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi at the Government House.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

Train crash: guard says 'the journey was totally normal'

As the investigation into the cause of Wednesday's fatal train crash that claimed 50 lives at Once central station was underway, more details about that tragic day began to surface.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to act as lead plaintiff in train crash probe

Following the train crash that killed 50 people and left more than 700 injured yesterday, Planning Minister Julio De Vido and Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi came on stage today to give details about the investigation.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

'TBA should lose its concession contracts,' Argentina's Auditor-General

Argentina’s Auditor-General Leandro Despouy stated that TBA company, which holds the Sarmiento and Mitre lines concession, should automatically lose all contracts after yesterday’s fatal train crash that killed 50 and left more than 700 injured in Once Central Station.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Macri calls for 'deep analysis to determine why these incidents occur'

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri congratulated the SAME emergency medical assistance service, Metropolitan Police and Civil Defence for their effective work in the Once train crash. “What we really need is a deep analysis to understand why these things happen,” he said.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Once train crash: 12 bodies remain unidentified

Twelve bodies out of the 50 fatal victims of the train crash that occurred yesterday morning on the tracks of Once station, remained unidentified today, City Civic Defence head Daniel Russo informed this morning.  

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Current list of injured admitted to City Hospitals

Forty-six people were still being treated for their injuries at various city hospitals following the train crash at Once station yesterday. The list given was published by the City Health Ministry this morning.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Judge orders blood test for Once train's motorman

Judge Claudio Bonadío in charge of the Sarmiento line train crash’s case issued an order to run tests seeking for possible presence of alcohol in the blood torrent of motorman Marco Antonio Córdoba [28], who remains hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Fitz Roy Clinic in the City neighbourhood of Villa Crespo.

22/02/2012 | Argentina

'I flew 15 metres forward due to the impact,' says Once crash victim

The accident that saw a Sarmiento line train crash into the platform at Once station this morning and left some 340 people injured, affected hundreds of people on their morning commute. One of the passengers named Fabián, stated to press, “I flew 15 forward due to the impact. I had people piled on top of me, none of us could move.”

22/02/2012 | Argentina

Shocking footage of Once train crash

First footage of this morning's fatal train crash where 49 people were killed and 550 injured were released. The shocking images show the train pulling into Once central station which then buckled after hitting the shock absorbers at the end of the track line.

22/02/2012 | Argentina

'Should this have happened on Carnival holiday, it would've been less terrible,' Schiavi

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi stated during an appearance before journalists -questions were not allowed-  that the train was slowing down as it entered the station, but “it did not stop,” and assured that “we have enough material” to determine the causes of the accident.

19/12/2011 | Argentina

Train accident in Temperley leaves at least 18 injured

At least 18 people, were injured after a crash between a locomotive and an alighted Roca line train at Temperley station in the Buenos Aires Province, officials informed.  

12/01/2012 | Argentina

Officials block off Autopista del Oeste after 3 lorries collide

Officials were blocking off all lanes at kilometre 29 of Autopista Del Oeste motorway at the Ituzaingó junction, after three lorries collided this morning. No major injuries or deaths were reported, but motorway traffic was heavily affected causing major delays, the National Highway Administration (DNV) informed.

02/02/2012 | Argentina

A 15-year-old joyrider crashes mother’s car, kills two

A 15-year-old boy who took his mother’s car without permission unleashed a true nightmare in Southern Greater Buenos Aires town of Lomas de Zamora after hitting a bus, running over a 19-year-old pedestrian, and ending smashing the vehicle against a parked truck. A passenger friend of the teen driver also died due to the violent crash. Prosecutor Luzuriaga requested the minor remains under house arrest.

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.

14/11/2011 | 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.

05/09/2011 | Argentina

Experts assure Sol plane crash caused by 'severe icing,' other factors

The Board of Investigations tendered Bariloche’s Federal Judge Leonidas Moldes with a preliminary report on the May 18th. Sol Airlines plane crash in Río Negro that killed 22 people.

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.

26/05/2011 | Argentina

Four dead after light airplane crashes in Venado Tuerto

A light airplane crashed close to Venado Tuerto airfield last night, claiming four lives in the southern area of Santa Fe Province.

09/06/2011 | Argentina

Lorry crash along Pan-American Highway causes traffic chaos

The Pan-American Highway suffered severe traffic delays this morning, after a lorry crashed into a pedestrian bridge causing it to collapse. The incident took place close to the area of Campana in Buenos Aires province.

03/09/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accident in Luján: three fatalities

Three teenagers were killed this morning and another eighteen people were injured following a multiple traffic accident between a school bus, a truck and six cars, along the final part of the Autopista de Oeste highway at the junction with Buenos Aires province area of Luján.

18/05/2011 | Argentina

Authorities locate Flight 5428's black box at the crash site

As more details of the tragic accident continue to come to light, authorities in the Los Menucos Police Station confirmed that they had managed to locate Sol Flight 5428’s Black box in the field where the aircraft crashed last night, in the Río Negro province. The Aeronautics Security Police (PSA) announced they would stop combing the area and would resume their search in the morning, since it's impossible to do so in the dark.

20/05/2011 | Argentina

Passenger takes the last photo of the airplane

A 26-year woman took the last picture of the airplane before it crashed in Río Negro province last Wednesday night.

20/05/2011 | Argentina

Airline to organize sending remains to each respective province

The vice-president of Sol Airlines, Juan Nyffenegger, spoke about the tragic crash of Flight 5248, which plummeted to the ground on Wednesday night in the province of Río Negro, stipulating that once it were "legally possible," the company would organize sending victim's remains to the respective provinces.

23/04/2011 | Argentina

One dead, two injured in Ramos Mejía bus crash

The accident occurred at around 6AM this morning along Rivadavia Avenue at 13000, when two buses crashed into a car. A young man was killed and another two were injured, who were then sent to a local hospital to be treated. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

07/05/2011 | Argentina

Multiple car accidents leave three dead, many injured

Two fatal car accidents occurred in Buenos Aires province this morning, claiming the lives of three people, and injuring four. One person died this morning, and four people injured after two vehicles crashed into one another in San Justo, in Buenos Aires province.

17/05/2011 | Argentina

Seven car pile-up along Riccheri motorway, major traffic delays

A lorry and six cars crashed along Riccheri motorway at the junction of Camino de Cintura, causing major traffic delays on route to Buenos Aires Capital this morning, police officials informed. There were no major injuries reported.

31/03/2011 | Argentina

Roca train service interrupted after accident at Banfield station

A person was hit by a train today along the Roca train line, as it experienced an electrical fault between Constitución and Temperly stations, causing delays for the morning service.

17/04/2011 | Argentina

13 dead as truck, passenger van collide head-on

Thirteen people died early in the morning after a passenger van and a truck collided head-on on National Route 7, in the Greater Buenos Aires area of General Pinto.

19/04/2011 | Argentina

Fatal coach crash in San Pedro kills two, injures at least twenty

Two people died this morning and at least another 20 were injured, in a motorway crash along National Route 9 near San Pedro, after a coach and a lorry collided head-on, the National Highway Administration informed.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Train collided with vehicle in Villa Devoto, one injured

A San Martín line train crashed into a truck this morning in the Villa del Parque neighbourhood, causing the truck to be dragged along 100 metres, trapping the driver - police officials reported.

24/03/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accidents overnight cause 6 deaths

Multiple traffic accidents caused six deaths overnight into this morning, as a couple and their baby were killed along motorway 7 at kilometre 320 after crashing into a coach. Another accident occurred last night along motorway 34 in Santa Fé leaving 3 dead and one seriously injured.

25/03/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accidents, death toll rises to 15

At least fifteen people have died in recent hours as a consequence of traffic accidents and crashes along different motorways across the country. Most have occurred in the Buenos Aires province, largely due to the huge influx of traffic headed toward tourist towns.

18/02/2011 | Argentina

Judge releases both suspects on train crash case

After eight hours, Judge Juan Manuel Yalj ended the questioning of the two Ferrobaires engine drivers charged with manslaughter in the San Miguel train crash case and announced during a press that both suspects were released.

01/03/2011 | Argentina

Light airplane crashes in Mendoza

A light airplane fell and crashed at midday in Chacras de Coria, a town in Mendoza where both crew members were badly injured, according to local police.

11/03/2011 | Argentina

Lorry crash in Pilar leaves one dead, traffic delays

Two lorries crashed along the Panamerican highway, along motorway route 8 towards the Capital, killing one and injuring another person involved in the accident.

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.

12/02/2011 | Argentina

Lorry crash causes one dead, two injured near Ciudadela

Police informed that a person has been killed and two others severely injured following the collision of two large lorries this morning along the Western motorway, close to the provincial area of Ciudadela.

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.

30/08/2012 | World

Train hits lorry in Floresta, one wounded

A Sarmiento line train collided with small lorry as it was crossing the tracks in the City nighbourhood of Floresta. Emergency sources indicated that the lorry’s twenty-eight-year-old driver sustained several injuries.

09/01/2013 | World

Commuter ferry crash in New York injures 57, 1 critical

A commuter ferry crashed into a pier in lower Manhattan, injuring 57 people, one critically, the New York City Police Department said.

16/01/2013 | World

Helicopter crashes into crane on London tower, two killed

A helicopter crashed into a crane on top of one of Europe's tallest residential blocks in central London today, killing two people as it burst into flames and threw plumes of smoke into the foggy air.

04/06/2012 | World

Nigerians search wreckage after plane crash kills 153

Nigerian emergency services pulled more bodies out of the still-smouldering, ash-covered wreckage of a plane that crashed in the commercial hub Lagos, killing all 153 people on board.

05/07/2012 | World

Rio-Paris crash report faults pilots, speed sensors

Investigators probing the Air France Rio-Paris crash that killed 228 people three years ago blamed a combination of pilot error and faulty speed sensors.

23/07/2012 | World

Death toll rises to 14 in Texas truck crash

Fourteen people died after a pickup truck jammed with 23 suspected illegal immigrants veered off a rural South Texas highway on Sunday and struck a tree, police said.

07/04/2012 | World

Many elderly homeless after US Navy jet levels apartments

All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a US Navy fighter jet crashed into it on Friday have been accounted for, with only one person still hospitalized with minor injuries, a rescue crew chief said on Saturday.

19/04/2012 | World

Unconscious pilot crashes into Gulf of Mexico

The unconscious pilot of a small private plane flew in circles over the Gulf of Mexico for hours, shadowed by two US military jets, before running out of fuel and crashing and sinking into the watery depths, authorities said.

21/04/2012 | World

Two trains crash head-on in Amsterdam, 125 injured

Almost 125 people were injured, many seriously, when two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam on Saturday, police said.

23/02/2012 | World

Pope Benedict XVI sends condolence letter to relatives of train crash victims

Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter to Argentine Church's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio expressing to be "profoundly afflicted" by yesterday' s Once train crash in which 50 people lost their lives, and giving his condolences to all relatives and victims. 

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.

02/04/2012 | World

Russian plane crash kills 31, exposes safety record

A passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in Siberia, killing 31 people and putting the spotlight on Russia's poor air-safety record before Vladimir Putin's return as president.

20/08/2011 | World

Jet crashes in Canadian Arctic, 12 killed

Twelve people were killed when a First Air jet crashed near Resolute Bay in the far north of the Canadian Arctic, but three people survived, the airline said.

07/09/2011 | World

Dozens killed in Russian hockey team plane crash

A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport today, leaving 43 people feared dead.

16/09/2011 | World

Plane crashes at Nevada air race, many injured

A vintage World War Two fighter plane crashed near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Nevada, killing the elderly pilot of the P-51 Mustang and injuring scores of people, officials said.

01/05/2011 | World

Deep sea search uncovers Air France black box

Deep sea search parties have found one of two flight data recorders from an Air France plane that crashed off the coast of Brazil in 2009, investigators said, reviving hopes of understanding what caused the crash

29/07/2011 | World

Light aircraft crashes into houses in northern England

The plane came down in Salford, Manchester, shortly after mid-day, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. There was no immediate word on whether anyone had been killed.

06/08/2011 | World

NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 31 US troops

A NATO helicopter crashed in central Afghanistan overnight killing 31 US soldiers and 7 Afghan troops, the Afghan president said on Saturday, a devastating death toll and easily the worst single incident for foreign troops in 10 years of war.

10/02/2011 | World

Small plane crashes in Ireland, six dead

Six people were killed and six were injured when a small passenger aircraft crashed and caught fire in heavy fog at Cork Airport in southern Ireland, police said.

04/04/2011 | World

France says finds bodies in Atlantic crash wreckage

France has located the bodies of some passengers who perished when an Air France plane crashed off Brazil in 2009, as well as wreckage from the aircraft, the government said.

04/04/2011 | World

UN plane crashes in Congo killing 32

A United Nations plane crashed while trying to land at the airport serving Congo's capital Kinshasa, killing 32 people, UN officials said. One person aboard survived.

30/07/2012 | Latin America

Survivors of crash that killed Cuba's Paya say it was accident

Two European politicians who survived a car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said that no other vehicle was involved and denied suggestions they had been deliberately forced off the road.

03/08/2012 | Latin America

Driver in death of Cuban dissident had bad driving record

The Spanish politician who was driving a car that crashed in Cuba last month, killing the island's top dissident, was in proceedings to have his license revoked, according to Spain's national traffic authority.

09/06/2012 | Latin America

Peru search team find helicopter wreckage that claimed 14 lives

A Peruvian search team found today the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed four days ago on an icy mountain 16,000 feet (4,900 m) high in the Andes, killing all 14 people aboard.

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.

27/07/2012 | Latin America

Cuba blames Spanish driver in crash that killed dissidents

A Spanish politician was to blame for a car crash that killed two Cuban dissidents, including Oswaldo Paya, Cuba said in a report on an accident that has raised suspicions among opposition activists and some foreign governments.

09/09/2011 | Latin America

Bolivian found alive in Amazon 3 days after crash

A Bolivian salesman was found alive in the Amazon jungle nearly three days after a small plane crashed, killing everyone else on board.

16/05/2012 | Latin America

At least 30 injured in Sao Paulo subway collision

At least 30 people were injured today in Sao Paulo when two subway trains crashed, the Fire Department reported. Rescue efforts said in Brazil's industrial capital, said none of the injured were in serious condition.

08/06/2012 | Latin America

18 dead and 37 injured after coach crashes in Bolivia

At least eighteen people were killed and thirty-seven injured, after a passenger coach skidded off a main road and fell some 120 metres into a ravine along los Yungas routeway, in the area of La Paz.

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.

07/05/2011 | Latin America

Military aircraft crashes in Bolivia, UN members aboard

A military aircraft was found almost completely destroyed today after crashing in a forestal area to the east of La Paz city. Four UN members were said to be aboard and two members of Bolivian military, but all were found dead, a military chief reported. 

13/07/2011 | Latin America

Small plane crashes in Brazil killing 16 people

An airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Brazil's northeastern city of Recife early, killing all 16 people on board, rescue and air force officials said.

23/10/2011 | Sports

Simoncelli dies after Sepang crash

Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, completing a harrowing week for motorsport after British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon lost his life last weekend.

12/06/2012 | Entertainment

Former Memphis La Blusera singer dies in car crash

19/08/2011 | Entertainment

'Watersmania' grabs BA, fourth date added to ex Floyd’s tour

After the first three dates sold out almost immediately, frantic fans of ex Pink Floyd member, Roger Waters will have the chance to grab more of the highly demanded tickets, as the fourth date for his tour through River Plate stadium in March 2012 was announced.

13/01/2012 | Entertainment

Gene Hackman OK after bike crash

Actor Gene Hackman was taken to the hospital after he was in a collision while riding his bicycle in the Florida Keys, but the Oscar winner was released after routine tests, a spokeswoman said.

08/06/2012 | Entertainment

Lindsay Lohan escapes injury after major car crash

Actress Lindsay Lohan escaped injury in a major car crash after her Porsche collided with an dump truck on a Southern California highway.

14/09/2011 | Multimedia

New footage of Flores trains, bus crash

New footage of the fatal level crossing accident occurred in Flores neighbourhood, causing eleven fatalities was released. A security camera set in the train coming in the opposite direction caught the exact moment of the crash from a new angle.

13/11/2011 | Multimedia

Footage of the deadly crash during the TC race

Violent crash during TC race kills driver.

14/01/2013 | Argentina

Solanas: De Vido ‘responsible’ for Once

Project South leader Fernando “Pino” Solanas accused Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido of being responsible for the railway “failure” that Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo “recognizes.”