Afghanistan: At least 53 killed after bus crashes head-on with tanker in Ghazni
September 17th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by BNO News
GHAZNI CITY, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Over 50 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed with an oil tanker in southern Afghanistan on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.The passenger bus operated ... Read more...
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Risk-glorifying video games linked to teen-age accidents
September 13th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Playing risk-glorifying video games like Grand Theft Auto is likely to prompt teenagers to become more reckless in driving and becoming involved in accidents and other ... Read more...
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29 killed in Nigerian road accident
September 1st, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Sep 1 (IANS) A total of 29 people were killed in a road accident in Nigeria Friday, reported Xinhua.According to Nigeria's road commission, the accident occurred on the Potiskum-Kano ... Read more...
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Lohan settles abduction case
June 28th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 28 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan, who was sued by three men who accused her of abducting them, has finally settled the dispute.The three-men filed a complaint ... Read more...
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Text messages can soothe stressed souls
April 11th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Text messaging is often rapped for promoting reckless driving, but it could be good for people who feel stressed out, isolated or alone.
Adrian Aguilera, professor ... Read more...
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Passenger bus overturns in southeast Kenya, killing 12
April 2nd, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
MAZERAS, Kenya (BNO NEWS) -- Twelve people were killed on late Sunday afternoon when a passenger bus overturned and fell into a ditch near Kenya's second-largest city of Mombasa, police said on ... Read more...
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South Africa taxi accident kills 11
March 13th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by BNO News
UMZIMKULU, South Africa (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven people were killed on Monday morning when an illegal taxi collided with a truck in the eastern region of South Africa, emergency officials said. Roads ... Read more...
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Rodney King is under house arrest for reckless driving
February 29th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rodney King accepted a plea bargain that saw him avoid going to jail for reckless driving. He pleaded guilty and was given 20 days home detention ... Read more...
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Soldier killed in Philippines accident
January 23rd, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Manila, Jan 23 (IANS) A soldier was killed when a military truck was hit by a civilian bus in the Philippines, a military spokesman said.Maj. Enrico Gil Ileto, spokesman of ... Read more...
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30 people killed in head-on collision in South Africa
December 11th, 2011 - 2:50 am ICT by BNO News
JOHANNESBURG (BNO NEWS) -- Thirty people were killed on early Saturday morning when an overloaded minibus taxi collided head-on with a truck in the South African province of Free State, medics said. ... Read more...
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15 killed in Afghanistan road accident
November 12th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed Saturday in a road accident involving a bus, a car and two motorcycles in Afghanistan's Helmand province, police said."A passenger ... Read more...
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At least 41 killed in northern India road accident
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by BNO News
LUCKNOW, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 41 people were killed on Monday when a tractor-trolley carrying dozens of pilgrims overturned and plunged into a pond in northern India, officials said.The accident ... Read more...
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34 killed in Afghan bus accident
August 20th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 20 (IANS) Thirty-four people were killed and 24 others were injured Saturday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling turned turtle in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, ... Read more...
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China to launch traffic safety campaign
August 1st, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) China plans to launch a nationwide campaign on traffic safety following a series of fatal accidents in the country.The public security ministry will launch the two-month ... Read more...
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Freedom at last - thanks to state-backed legal aid
June 29th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) He was acquitted but Ravi Kumar, incarcerated in Burail jail here on charges of reckless driving, had no clue. Not till the State Legal Service Authority ... Read more...
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At least 31 dead after bus plunges into a river in northeastern India
June 1st, 2011 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
DISPUR, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 31 people on Tuesday died after a bus carrying a wedding party plunged into a river in India's northeastern Assam State, New Delhi television (NDTV) ... Read more...
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21 killed in Afghan road accident
May 14th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 14 (IANS) At least 21 people, including 15 children, were killed in a road accident Saturday in northern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.The accident took place in Balkh ... Read more...
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Heavy drinkers may lose driving licence for life in China
April 19th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) Driving drunk in China is likely to cause serious repercussions for offenders, with the authorities contemplating a maximum penalty of revoking their licences for life in ... Read more...
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Highway death toll rises to 229 during Thailand’s Songkran festival
April 17th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A total of 229 people were killed and scores of people were injured in road accidents during the first six days of the Thai traditional Songkran Festival ... Read more...
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Jack Straw has forgotten how to drive after 13 yrs of being chauffeured!
March 20th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): Former UK Home Secretary Jack Straw is taking learning lessons again.Reason: He has forgotten how to drive after 13 years of being chauffeured everywhere, reports the Daily Mail.The ... Read more...
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Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns fined for causing crash
February 9th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Geneva, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge at the Kane County traffic court has fined the Mayor of Geneva, Kevin Burns, for a driving offence.The Mayor was found guilty of reckless driving ... Read more...
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Bored Drivers More Likely To Have Accidents
January 8th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Are you a calm driver, a rash driver or a bored driver? If you are under the impression that a fast and furious disposition on the ... Read more...
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At least 36 die in fatal bus crash in India
December 27th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by BNO News
LUCKNOW, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 36 people were killed in India on Sunday when a bus crashed violently into a mini-truck carrying 54 people coming from a funeral in the ... Read more...
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No mercy for Bluelines, they will go, says Dikshit
October 26th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit made it clear Tuesday that her government was determined to banish Blueline buses from December and blamed the private fleet for its ... Read more...
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Blueline buses to go off Delhi roads in December (Lead)
October 25th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Acting tough, the Delhi government Monday finally decided not to let the last of 2,400 Blueline buses to ply beyond Dec 14, ending a notorious service responsible ... Read more...
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Computer games may be encouraging teens to drive recklessly
September 4th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 4 (ANI): Those rough and thrilling driving-based computer games that adolescents play could be leading to reckless driving when they take to the roads for real, a study of teenagers' ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton arrested on cocaine charge
August 28th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York/ Las Vegas, Aug 28 (DPA) US socialite Paris Hilton has been arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine and briefly booked into a detention centre, local media reports ... Read more...
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Singer George Michael arrested for possession of drugs & for reckless driving
August 13th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer George Michael has been arrested as he was in the possession of cannabis and was also indulging in reckless driving even though he was under the ... Read more...
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‘Reckless driver’ Eva Mendes refuses to fix her banged up car
July 31st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): Eva Mendes punishes herself for her reckless driving - by refusing to fix the dents and scratches on her luxury car.The actress leases a top Lexus hybrid - ... Read more...
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21 killed in Afghan bus accident
July 26th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 26 (DPA) At least 21 passengers were killed and 26 injured when a bus veered off the road in southern Afghanistan Monday, officials said.
The accident happened in the southern province ... Read more...
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Hamilton charged over reckless driving in Melbourne
May 23rd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 23(ANI): McLaren's Formula One racing ace Lewis Hamilton has been officially charged for March's reckless driving incident outside the Australian Grand Prix circuit in Melbourne.A court date has been set ... Read more...
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Wrestler Hulk Hogan sues Wells Fargo Insurance Company
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Apr 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wrestler Hulk Hogan has sued the ‘Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ for malpractice, according to the Florida court records. He is suing the insurance company for wrong ... Read more...
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Dwight Gooden’s DUI Won’t Stop Hall of Fame Induction
March 25th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dwight "Doc" Gooden was arrested during rush hour traffic on Tuesday morning, according to the New York Daily News. He was charged with driving while under the influence ... Read more...
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Oregon State Police detained a WA fugitive after a car chase
March 25th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by BNO News
PORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Oregon State Police (OSP) safely detained a fugitive from Washington after a car chase on Wednesday, local authorities said.Charles Eugene Stalcup, age 38, from Goldendale, Washington was ... Read more...
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Car crash lawsuit against Hulk Hogan’s son settled
February 20th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) Celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan has settled a negligence lawsuit over a 2007 car crash involving his son Nick Bollea. The accident left 19-year-old John Graziano with permanent ... Read more...
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