Eight people were killed and 22 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China's Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported. Screengrab of video footage circulating online said to be showing police subduing one of the attackers in China's Fujian province. A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN said. The incident happened at about 3:20 pm (0720 GMT) in the city of Longyan, the local Minxi Ribao newspaper reported. A policeman was among those confirmed dead. In a video posted by Duowei news, a Chinese media outlet based in the US, several injured people were shown lying on the street near a crashed bus, its front badly damaged. It also showed police wrestling a person to the ground. Blood could also be seen on the steps of the bus, which had been stopped in the middle of a road. State-run news agency Xinhua reported the suspect was a 48-year-old local man surnamed Qiu. … [Read more...] about Eight killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians
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Sweden willing to share experience in traffic management with Vietnam
The Hanoitimes - The Scandinavian country will support Vietnam in making planning on traffic reality and solutions that Sweden gained over the past decades, Hogberg pledged in his speech at the conference entitled “The Road to Increased Traffic Safety in Vietnam”. Sweden is willing to share its experiences in traffic management with Vietnam for better situation which is the aim the Southeast Asian country is striving for, said Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg at a workshop on traffic safety held in Hanoi on November 8. Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg. Photo: Minh Tuan The Scandinavian country will support Vietnam in making planning on traffic reality and solutions that Sweden gained over the past decades, Hogberg pledged in his speech at the conference entitled “The Road to Increased Traffic Safety in Vietnam”. He emphasized the importance of traffic in economic development and building smart traffic systems is one of … [Read more...] about Sweden willing to share experience in traffic management with Vietnam
Leicester City FC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Viet Nam News LONDON — Leicester City has confirmed that its Thai billionaire owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was killed along with four others after his helicopter crashed and then burst into flames after a Premier League match on Saturday Oct 27. "It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium," the statement said. The aircraft came down in a car park near the stadium shortly after 8.30pm (3.30am Sunday, Singapore time), about an hour after the end of Leicester City’s game against West Ham United. The other victims were believed to be two members of his staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz, Leicestershire Police said. No one on the ground was believed to … [Read more...] about Leicester City FC owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed dead in helicopter crash
BMW owner arrested for fatal car crash
The scene of the accident after a BMW hit several vehicles, killing one driver and injuring another six in Bình Thạnh District, HCM City, on Sunday. - VNA/VNS Photo Photo tuoitre.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY — Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a BMW who allegedly killed one woman and injured another six after she drove into several vehicles at a traffic light in HCM City last weekend. Bình Thạnh District police also decided to initiate an official investigation against 46-year-old Nguyễn Thị Nga for traffic violations. On Sunday night, Nga was driving on Điện Biên Phủ Street towards the Sài Gòn Bridge. Approaching Hàng Xanh roundabout at around 11.15pm, witnesses said the car sped up and hit a series of five motorbikes which were waiting at a red light and only stopped when it crashed into a taxi. A motorcyclist, 38-year-old Nguyễn Thị Kim Phụng, was struck by the … [Read more...] about BMW owner arrested for fatal car crash
FBI seeks motive after US airline worker steals plan, crashes it
They are doing that in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets. A Horizon Air ground service agent got into a Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft on Friday night in a maintenance area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and took off, Horizon sister carrier Alaska Airlines said. He flew for about one hour, often erratically with attempts at aerial stunts, before crashing onto sparsely populated Ketron Island in Puget Sound, some 25 miles (40 km) to the southwest. The 29-year-old man, who has not been officially identified, was suicidal and appeared to have acted alone, according to authorities. He was believed to have been killed in the crash. Relatives and co-workers identified the man as Richard Russell of Sumner, Washington, who also went by the name Beebo. "He was a faithful husband, a loving son, and a good friend," the Russell family said in a statement. "This is a complete shock to us. We are devastated by these events and Jesus is truly the only one … [Read more...] about FBI seeks motive after US airline worker steals plan, crashes it