Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Foreign Operators and Technical Superintendent of M/V Dali Indicted for Roles in Key Bridge Crash
Two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent face criminal charges in connection with the vessel crash that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. A federal court unsealed an indictment today charging three defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States and with causing the death of six construction workers on the bridge,…
Read MoreSudan blames Ethiopia, UAE for recent drone attacks: What we know
The Sudanese government has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of being behind recent drone attacks, including at Khartoum airport. Military spokesperson Brigadier General Asim Awad Abdelwahab told a news conference on Tuesday that Sudan’s government, which has recalled its ambassador from Ethiopia, had obtained evidence of four drone attacks since March 1 originating…
Read MoreAt least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said. General Hugo Alejandro López Barreto said that four military personnel were still missing. “Sadly, as a consequence of…
Read MorePolice evacuate Brussels Midi train station after finding two mysterious packages
Gare du Midi train and metro stations were evacuated on Monday evening after two mysterious packages were found, each on a separate train platform. Police were conducting searches at Brussels’ Gare du Midi train and metro stations on Monday evening after two mysterious packages were found on separate train platforms, authorities said. Federal police indicate…
Read MorePilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. The pilot and copilot were killed in the late Sunday night collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while around 40 passengers and…
Read MoreSwiss bus fire killing six ‘intentional,’ police say
Six people were killed and five injured when a fire broke out on a bus in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fribourg police. Three of the injured are in critical condition. A paramedic who intervened to provide assistance was amongst those injured, along with four passengers. In an interview…
Read MorePolice seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire before fleeing into…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines 737 plane found with apparent bullet hole after flight from Miami to Colombia
An American Airlines plane was found with an apparent bullet hole while in Colombia on Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by CBS News. The hole was located in the right wing of a 737 MAX 8 aircraft after it flew from Miami, Florida, to Medellín on Sunday evening as…
Read MoreExplosion outside Moscow railway station kills two, police say
An explosion outside a Moscow railway station killed two people early on Tuesday, including a police officer and a suspect believed to have planted an explosive device, Russian news agencies quoted police as saying. Police, quoted by agencies, said investigators reviewed video footage showing a suspect approached a police car outside the Savyolovsky station in…
Read MoreFAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. A notice posted on the FAA’s website said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not provide additional details. The closure does not include Mexican…
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