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(Eagle News) — At least 19 people died, while 22 others were seriously injured after a truck they were riding in fell into a 20-meter deep ravine in Apayao province on Thursday night, Oct. 31. The truck driver was identified as Merlito Gannaban. The truck was on its way to Conner town to get some rice planting materials to be provided by the government. It had about 44 people on board, aside from the […]
by Arman SOLDIN Agence France Presse GRAYS, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain launched a major murder investigation after 39 dead bodies were found Wednesday in a refrigerated truck, once again putting the spotlight on the shadowy people trafficking business. The corpses were found in a truck container at an industrial park in Grays, east of London, triggering outrage among politicians. The local Essex Police force, which is working with immigration officials, said their initial […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — At least 18 people were killed when a truck packed with laborers overturned on a winding highway in western India on Tuesday, police said. The truck hit a roadside barrier outside Khandala, a hill resort and popular tourist destination 80 kilometers (50 miles) inland from Mumbai. “The truck was definitely speeding and flipped over two, three times and crashed into a highway barrier. We have recovered 18 bodies so far,” […]
by John BIERS / Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Car makers appealed to Americans’ deep love of SUVs and trucks on Monday at the Detroit Auto Show, unveiling a host of choices from luxurious to utilitarian, while also beefing up the humble sedan. From European car makers to American icons, there were dozens of new offerings for the North American market. While sedans and electric cars were still in the game, […]
(Eagle News) – Nakalinya na ring ipagbawal sa mga kalsada ang pagbiyahe ng mga luma at napabayaang mga truck at bus. Ito ay kasunod ng pagsisimula ng bagong taon at inaasahang pag-arangkada na rin ng jeepney modernization program. Ayon kay Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Thomas Orbos, kasalukuyan nang nagsasagawa ng dayalogo ang kagawaran at ng mga truck owner at operators ng mga bus. Iginiit ni Orbos na tulad sa […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A pickup driver ploughed a truck into cyclists and pedestrians in New York on Tuesday, killing eight people in the first deadly “act of terror” in the city since September 11, 2001. Vehicles have previously been used as weapons of terror, often by supporters of the Islamic State (IS) group, attacking nations in the US-led coalition fighting the jihadists in Iraq and Syria. Barcelona’s Las Ramblas On August 17, […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – A speeding white truck struck and injured two D.C. bike patrol police officers and a third public works employee on Thursday (June 8) in the northwest Washington D.C. neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Witnesses said the speeding truck was racing down the street when it struck the three victims and proceeded right through an intersection before crashing into a parked dump truck. Local media say one of the officers was […]
TEMPLIN, Germany (Reuters) — The joint project by Siemens and the German government aims to achieve climate friendly traffic by 2050, according to Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks who visited the test track north of Berlin. Hendricks told reporters that what Germany needed was not just Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende”, or shift from nuclear power and fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources. A shift away from conventional traffic was equally crucial, the environment minister said. According […]
Maaari nang dumaan sa dalawang lane ng C-5 road ang cargo trucks mula alas-dose(12:00) ng hating-gabi hanggang alas-kuwatro (4:00) ng madaling-araw. Ito ay isang hakbang ng Metro Manila Development Authority upang matugunan ang dumaraming bilang ng mga sasakyan sa nasabing lansangan. Ang mga truck na mahigit 4, 500 kilos ang timbang ay maaaring dumaan sa isang partikular na lane mula alas-diyes (10:00) ng umaga hanggang ala-singko (5:00) ng hapon at mula alas-diyes (10:00) ng gabi […]
GEORGIA, United States (Reuters) — According to local media, traffic was blocked as the 55,000-pound (25,000KG) truck’s rear cargo container fell in a sinkhole near a highway close to Gainesville, in Hall County, Georgia, on Tuesday (January 17). The truck was carrying 1,600 gallons (60,500 liters) of water, the Hall fire spokesman told local media. An active fuel leak was reported to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division that was called in the handle the situation […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The Tunisian man suspected of carrying out the deadly Berlin truck attack at the market was shot dead by police in Milan on Friday, Italy’s interior minister Marco Minniti said. The minister told a press conference in Rome that Anis Amri had been fatally shot after firing at two police officers who had stopped his car for a routine identity check around 3:00 am (0200 GMT). Identity checks had established “without […]
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced hope Thursday that the prime suspect in Berlin’s deadly truck attack would be caught quickly, after it emerged that the Tunisian rejected asylum seeker was a known jihadist. In an act of defiance, Berliners flocked to the same market that witnessed the murder of 12 people on Monday, as it reopened for the first time in three days. Just as […]
