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Truck runs into crowd, killing 19 in Hebei

National
2009-11-6

AT least 19 people were confirmed dead after a truck ran into a roadside crowd yesterday evening in Luanxian county of northern China's Hebei province, local police said this morning. The accident happened at...

Moonstruck: Making one giant thud for mankind

World
2009-10-9

FOR as long as man has looked up, the moon has inspired romance, poetry and songs. Man also likes blowing things up. Now we get to do both - in the name of science. The aim of today's deliberate crash of two unmanned...

Bus-truck collision kills 8, injures 35 in Anhui

National
2009-10-8

A bus-truck collision on a highway section in east China's Anhui Province has left eight dead and 35 injured, local police said today. The truck coming from Jiangsu Province derailed across the highway isolation...

Europe truck sales fall 39 percent in May

Business | Automobile
2009-6-24

EUROPEAN sales of trucks, vans and busses fell 39 percent in May from a year ago, car makers' association ACEA said today, the thirteenth month that sales have dropped during the economic downturn. The group,...

Volvo to fund trust for health care needs

Business | Automobile
2009-5-19

PENNSYLVANIA-BASED truck maker Mack Trucks Inc has signed a pact with the United Auto Workers union to create an independent trust responsible for the health care of retirees, Swedish parent company AB Volvo said yesterday. ...

Overcrowded pickup truck plunges off cliff in southern Mexico, killing 18 people

World
2008-11-8

AN EMERGENCY official says an overcrowded pickup truck plunged off a cliff in southern Mexico yesterday, killing 18 people. Oaxaca state civil-protection officer Luis Zarate says the speeding truck swerved off...

2 dead as truck crashes into Shanghai home

Metro | Crime and public security
2008-8-6

A DUMP truck smashed into a home in Shanghai's Nanhui District this morning, killing two people and injuring one other, Xinhua reported. Traffic police arrested the driver but officers are still investigating the...

Truck pile-up injures 2 in Jiading

Metro | Traffic
2008-7-10

TWO people were seriously injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Jiading District early this morning, the Shanghai Evening Newspaper reported. Three trucks were involved in the accident at an expressway exit at...

At least 46 killed when truck plunges off cliff in Bolivia

World
2008-7-9

POLICE say at least 46 people were killed when a truck carrying farmers plunged 650 feet (200 meters) into a ravine in Bolivia's southern Andes. Col. Julio Sepcel says about 60 people were aboard the truck when...

8 die as truck smashes into crowded gate

National
2008-4-8

AN out-of-control truck crashed into a large crowd of people on Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring 10 others at a popular tourism spot in Nanyang City, Henan Province, domestic newspapers reported...