Dutch Commuter Trains Crash Head-On

AMSTERDAM
(Reuters): Almost 125 people were injured, many seriously, when two Dutch
commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam on Saturday, police said.
There
were no immediate reports of fatalities, but of those injured, 13 suffered
major injuries while 43 or 44 were badly injured, a spokesman said. About 70
suffered minor injuries.

A
trauma helicopter was used to bring the injured to

Stubborn smokers

WHAT SIGNS? Checks in Putrajaya show blatant disregard for ‘No Smoking’ rulesflouting.
A man puffing away in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya yesterday despite a poster warning him that his actions are being watched and risks a fine as well as jail sentence.
SMOKERS have long known that their addiction can burn a huge hole in their pockets, but the threat of a RM10,000 fine

Panic-Stricken Driver Ends Up In Shop

Crash: The stalled car inside the shop after the driver accidentally crashed it into the mart.
GEORGE TOWN: A woman in her 50s crashed into a mini market while reversing her car in Macalister Road here.

The woman, who is an employee of the mini market, said she panicked upon seeing a woman carrying a child walking behind her car.

Instead of stepping on the brake, she accidentally stepped on

Two Indian Tourists Killed In Tour Bus Tragedy

The bus that skidded and overturned, leaving two Indian tourists dead and 20 others injured.
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Indian tourists were killed while 20 others were injured when a tour bus carrying 22 Indian tourists overturned at Km 4.5 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway near here today.

The bus was on its way back from Genting Highlands when it went out of control and skidded while negotiating a

Fourteen Killed in Polish Train Crash

SZCZECHOCINY, Poland (Reuters) - Fourteen people were killed and at least 54 injured when two trains collided head-on in one of Poland's worst train crashes in several years.Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki, who rushed to the crash site in Chalupki in southern Poland along with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, said that 14 were killed in the crash late on Saturday evening.

Hundreds of firefighters

Safety Logos for Helmets, Tyres

It'll prove they meet safety standard, says ministry.


Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob showing the safety standard logos to be enforced on all tyres and helmets yesterday. Bernama pic
PUTRAJAYA: BEGINNING September, all locally produced tyres and helmets must carry the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (Sirim) logo, while the imported products are required to have the

Buenos Aires Train Crash

BUENOS AIRES: A packed commuter train slammed into a retaining wall at a railway terminus in Buenos Aires during rush hour Wednesday, leaving at least 49 dead, 600 injured, and dozens trapped in the wreckage.


“The train was full and the impact was tremendous,” a passenger identified only as Ezequiel told local television, adding that medics at the scene appeared overwhelmed by the scale of the

Part of Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan Road Collapses

KOTA KINABALU: A section of the Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan road collapsed during heavy rains late Monday.At least about 150m of the road at KM120 was completely washed away, cutting off links between Sabah's west and east coasts.

Sabah Public Works Department director Datuk John Anthony said that by early Tuesday, they had managed to build an alternative gravel bypass for vehicles to pass through.

Forklift Crashes into 2 Houses

Front portion of 2 houses damaged as well as car parked on porch.
The forklift that damaged the front portion of two houses and wrecked a car after it crashed following a collision with another vehicle in Desa Alam yesterday.
SHAH ALAM: A TEACHER who was getting ready to go to school was shocked when a forklift crashed into the front portion of her house and damaged a car parked in the compound

Cars Crushed After Crane Snaps

KUALA LUMPUR: Four cars were crushed but no fatalities were reported when a huge crane, sitting atop a 36-storey building under construction, crashed into the midday traffic along Jalan Binjai, off Jalan Ampang.

The cars which were wrecked were a Lexus sports utility vehicle, a Perodua Kelisa, a Proton Wira and a Proton Satria which were parked along the road.

An employee of a nearby hotel,

Three Escape Death after Crane Fell from 35 Floors Up

KUALA LUMPUR: Three people escaped being crushed to death by a crane that fell from the 35th floor of a building in Jalan Ampang.

A man, who wished to be indentified only as Zambri, said he was driving his company's car with two colleagues when he saw some small stones falling on his car at about 1.15pm Thursday.

He immediately sped off and as he looked at his rear mirror, he saw the crane

Train derails in India

At least three people were killed and dozens injured after seven coaches of a passenger train derailed at an unmanned crossing in the Kamrup district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Friday

A security personnel walks on a derailed coach of a passenger train as rescue workers watch in Bangapara village near the northeastern city of Guwahati.


Rescue workers walk beside the derailed

Stolen Drain Covers Endangering Lives

SEREMBAN: Missing drain hole covers in front of two schools in Taman Seremban Jaya here over the last two weeks have caused great concern among parents who fear for the safety of their children who pass by there daily.

Zakaria Ahmad showing one of the uncovered drains that has been filled with pieces of wood to warn people of impending danger. Pic by Nor Adila Ab Kadir
A recent check revealed

Close Call for Esso Fuel Tank Farm

BUTTERWORTH: Quick action by firefighters averted a major disaster at the Butterworth Esso fuel tank farm after 25 wooden shops located five metres away were razed in a fire late Thursday.

The 11.15pm fire near the temporary Penang Sentral bus terminal also left more than 20 people who were renting in the wooden houses in the area homeless.

However nobody was injured in the incident but most

Two Buildings Collapse in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO: Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city's infrastructure amid preparations to host soccer's World Cup and the Olympics. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris, with no dead bodies found by midnight, City Mayor Eduardo Paes told reporters at the site.Newswire

Government Considers Jailing Reckless Drivers

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is ready to consider a proposal to impose mandatory jail sentence on reckless drivers who caused deaths in road accidents, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.However, the task of reviewing the proposal of such punishment comes under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, he said."The government can only support or consider a proposal...but

Blaze is 5th Incident near Hub

Fire extinguishing system didn’t work on affected floors
The fire raging through the top floors of Lot 348 near KL Sentral yesterday. Pic courtesy of Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department

THE blaze that razed two top floors of a building under construction near KL Sentral here yesterday added to the list of untoward incidents near the transport hub.

Apart from the early morning fire yesterday

High Rise Building under Construction near KL Sentral Catches Fire

KUALA LUMPUR: The 348 Sentral building under construction near KL Sentral caught fire about 3.50am Wednesday, forcing the closure of roads leading to KL Sentral and Jalan Brickfields and resulting in a massive traffic jam in the area.Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Azizan Ismail said they received a distress call at 3.53am that the building was on fire and arrived at the

Debris from Wrecked Cargo Ship Washes onto New Zealand Beaches

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Shipping containers, sacks of milk powder and other debris washed onto popular New Zealand beaches on Monday after a cargo ship stuck on an offshore reef for three months started breaking apart in heavy seas at the weekend.The 47,230-tonne Liberian-flagged Rena, grounded for three months on Astrolabe Reef, finally broke in two about 22 km off Tauranga on the east coast of

Death Toll in Philippines Typhoon Rises

MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon in the southern Philippines rose to more than 130, government and army officials said on Saturday, with some domestic flights grounded and wide areas left without power.
Typhoon Washi, with winds gusting up to 90 km/h (56 mph), hit the resource-rich southern island of Mindanao, bringing heavy rain that caused flash floods in the island's two main