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8 die as Russian helicopter crashes in Chechnya
At least eight people were killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in south Russia’s Chechnya Republic on Wednesday, authorities said. The aircraft reportedly belonged to the Border Guard Service, TASS news agency reported. “According to preliminary information, up to eight people were killed in the incident,” a spokesman for the local emergencies services told the...
March 7, 2018 -
8 die in Madhya Pradesh road accident
A speeding truck on Wednesday crushed eight persons to death at a roadside in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, police said. As the driver tried to gain control of the vehicle, he crashed into a tea stall nearby before overturning. The police suspect that the number of casualties could rise as many people were feared trapped...
February 21, 2018 -
8 killed in Telangana road accident
Eight persons, including two women, were killed and three others were injured in a collision between two cars in Telangana’s Wanaparthy district on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place near Kannimeta in Kothakota block, about 150 km from here. According to the police, an overspeeding car, which was on its way from Hyderabad to...
February 21, 2018 -
Eight killed in China road collapse
At least eight people were killed and nine others injured when a road in China’s Guangdong province collapsed, authorities said on Thursday. The accident occurred at around 8.40 p.m. on Wednesday at a section which was a subway construction site, reports Xinhua news agency. Besides the victims, three people were reported missing, the authorities added....
February 8, 2018 -
Eight Maoists killed in Telangana gunfight
Eight Maoists were killed in a gunfight between the rebels and security forces in Telanagana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district, adjoining Chhattisgarh, on Thursday morning, a senior police officer said. No security personnel was injured, said Telangana Director General of Police Mahendar Reddy. The gunfight broke out when a security force team, on a routine patrol, were...
December 14, 2017 -
Eight killed in landslide in Pakistan
At least eight people were killed and several injured in a landslide in Pakistan’s tribal area of Bajour agency on Friday, the media reported. The victims were gathering mud for a house when they were struck by a landslide in the mountainous area of Utmankhel in Bajour agency, one of the seven tribal areas of...
November 3, 2017