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In the pre-dawn hours of February 15 a six-wheeled truck, which was carrying 125 sacks of corn, overturned in Cotabato City killing nine people and injuring another nine. The driver claimed that the brakes failed and he veered trying to avoid pedestrians. Patrons at a food stand were among the fatalities and injuries as well as those riding atop the corn.
Philippines News Digest 9 killed in Cotabato City road accident (Manila Times)
Posted: 02/22/07 18:07 by Crissy
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Excursion Ends in DeathTopics: • accidents •
While riding on top of an excursion train to Japanese tourists died when the train snagged a cable which caused a post to hit them. Mitsuyoshi Matsuo, 71 from Hyogo Prefecture and Fukuyo Fijimot, 73 from Nagasaki Prefecture were also injured in the accident.
Ecuador News Digest 2 Japanese tourists die in train accident in Ecuador (Mainichi Daily News)
Posted: 02/21/07 19:30 by Shannon
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U.S. Ambassador in AccidentTopics: • accidents •
Earl Anthony Wayne, the U.S. ambassador to Argentina was involved in a head on collision on Saturday after visiting Glacier Perito Moreno. The other car had a blow-out and the occupants were seriously injured. The Ambassador and his wife, it is said, were unhurt.
Argentina News Digest US ambassador to Argentina unhurt in car accident in Patagonia (German Press Agency)
Posted: 02/20/07 22:29 by Sandy
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Train accident kills 2 tourist and injures a 3rdTopics: • accidents •
3 Tourists riding in seats fixed atop the tour train were hurt after the train snagged a cable, causing a supporting post to hit them. Work on telephone cables was reportedly being carried out in the area and workers had begun their job thinking no other trains were due to pass through. A man and a woman were killed and another woman was injured.
Ecuador News Digest 2 Japanese tourists die in train accident in Ecuador (Mainichi Daily News)
Posted: 02/20/07 20:51 by Shannon
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Transport overturns spilling millions in precious metalsTopics: • accidents •
The armour-plated vehicle was travelling from a precious metals mine when the driver swerved to avoid a bus accident and overturned. Twenty-seven boxes, each with 200 kilograms of a gold-silver
alloy, fell onto the road and some of them opened on impact.
Chile News Digest Accident spews 6 million dollars precious metals on Chilean road (Raw Story)
Posted: 02/20/07 03:31 by Shannon
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