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‘Racing’ bus rams into 2 others, injures 50

Rampaging buses continue to take their toll on the motoring and commuting public. On Saturday, a bus that was apparently in a rush to pick up passengers ended up hitting two other buses, injuring 50 persons. The…

Raising Rizal: Generous prize cat owner helps car accident amputee get back on her feet

Last week, a young twenty-something single mom lost her leg after a taxi rammed into a jeepney while she was boarding along Commonwealth Ave. The driver had allegedly fallen asleep. Aside from losing her leg, she had…

Tata Motors executive killed in plunge from Bangkok hotel

Tata Motors Managing Director Karl Slym, who headed the company’s operations except for the Jaguar-Land Rover brands, plunged to his death from the 22nd floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok on January 26. Mr. Slym was…

Schumacher in coma, remains ‘critical’ after France ski accident

GRENOBLE – Michael Schumacher, the retired seven-time Formula One champion, has undergone brain surgery and is in a “critical” condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on Sunday, doctors said. The…

18 hurt after Singapore rioting caused by road accident

SINGAPORE – About 400 South Asian migrant workers angered by a road accident battled police and set vehicles ablaze in Singapore’s worst rioting in decades, leaving 18 people injured, officials said Monday. The violence erupted in the…

Walker autopsy complete; ‘Fast & Furious 7′ halted

LOS ANGELES—The movie studio that makes the “Fast & Furious” action franchise said Tuesday it was suspending production of the latest installment while authorities press ahead with their investigation into how Paul Walker died. The Los Angeles…

Belgium: 100 cars crash in fog; at least 1 dead

BRUSSELS — About 100 cars and trucks were involved in three pile-ups at a highway in western Belgium in a dense morning fog Thursday, leaving at least one dead and 54 injured. Medical workers were working to…

Fast lives, furious deaths: infamous fatal car crashes

Gone too soon. Absolutely speechless. A heartbreaking time. Strength and light. These are how Paul Walker’s costars in the “The Fast and the Furious” series described the actor, after his death on Saturday afternoon in a…

3 workers injured in BGC construction site accident

A structure that was supposed to ensure safety at a construction site instead sent three workers to the hospital at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on Saturday. A heavy meshwork of steel and wire designed to protect pedestrians…

6 dead as bus plows thru crowd of Edsa commuters

“Brakes don’t fail that easily. A prudent driver would have noticed a gradual change.” The chief of the Makati City police was pointing out the apparent lapses of the driver whose speeding bus plowed through a group…

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