Accidents news and stories by mail.com

Accidents

Mother of Poland's Kaczynski twins dies at 86
Jadwiga Kaczynska, the mother of the late President Lech Kaczynski and his identical twin brother Jaroslaw — an unusual political duo who shaped ...
Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 26
Egyptian health officials say the death toll in the collapse of an eight-story apartment building in the coastal city of Alexandria has risen to 26.
After another emergency, FAA grounds Boeing 787s
The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 ...
Interior chief Salazar stepping down in March
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a moratorium on offshore drilling after the BP oil spill and promoted alternative energy sources ...
2 dead, 13 hurt after helicopter crashes in London
A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour Wednesday, sending flames and black plumes of smoke ...
Rig victims' relatives weigh in on BP plea deal
Shelley Anderson, whose husband was one of 11 workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, made a New Year's resolution to try to avoid ...
Collapse of apartment building in Egypt kills 25
An eight-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in the port city of Alexandria, killing at least 25 people in the second deadly accident to hit ...
From misery to tragedy in Egyptian train crash
Packed in a rickety train speeding through the night, the poorly fed, pale-looking Egyptian conscripts were coming from some of Egypt's most dirt-poor ...
Not guilty pleas entered for Lohan on misdemeanors
Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges related to a car crash and was ordered to appear in court for a hearing later ...
Tatler magazine mourns dog killed in door accident
British high-society magazine Tatler is mourning its beloved office dog, Alan, who died in a revolving-door accident. Tatler said long-haired ...
Expired license for missing Missoni CEO's pilot
The pilot of the plane that disappeared Jan. 4 over Venezuela with the CEO of Italian fashion house Missoni and five others on board had an expired ...
Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden
A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment ...
Coroner releases new report on Natalie Wood death
Some of the bruises found on Natalie Wood's body may have occurred before the actress drowned in the waters off Southern California more than 30 years ...
19 killed in Egypt train crash
At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured when two railroad passenger cars derailed just south of Cairo after midnight Monday, health ...
Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion ...
More money, time needed to remove Concordia wreck
More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in part to ensure ...
Bahrain opens probe into deadly labor camp fire
Officials in Bahrain have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labor camp. The official Bahrain News Agency says ...
Police official says 30 die in Nepal bus accident
A police official says a bus veered off a mountain road in west Nepal leaving at least 30 people dead and several more injured. Police official Ramesh ...
Mexicans protest dog detentions, tests negative
Dozens of protesters chanting "Free the dogs, arrest the criminals!" demonstrated outside Mexico City police headquarters Friday, demanding the ...
Man mauled by tiger at NYC zoo pleads not guilty
A man who jumped into a tiger den at the Bronx Zoo and was mauled by a 400-pound animal told police, "Everyone makes choices," a court complaint says.
Argentine court charges officials for train crash
An Argentine court is charging two former government officials and the owners of a train company in connection with a crash that killed 51 people last ...
Texas blood alcohol reports shows Travis was drunk
Blood alcohol results show country star Randy Travis was legally drunk when he was arrested naked following a Texas traffic accident. Grayson County ...
Victims' relatives sue Rivera's company over crash
Relatives of four passengers killed last month with Jenni Rivera in a plane crash in Mexico filed a lawsuit against Rivera's company Thursday alleging ...
Hawaii-based US Navy sub damaged in Persian Gulf
A Pearl Harbor-based submarine was damaged early Thursday when one of its periscopes struck an unidentified vessel in the Persian Gulf, the U.S.
Mexicans doubt dog-death theory, despite evidence
In a country beset by the most gruesome forms of drug violence, many residents of the capital are rejecting the theory of prosecutors that stray dogs ...