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| |
Soviet
fuel truck:100's dd |
1982 |
November |
(early) |
Salang
Tunnel |
Afghanistan |
RTA |
Truck
Hit Vehcle |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
& Bus collide |
1987 |
December |
27th |
Nr.
Ain Arnat |
Algeria |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Gasoline
Tanker & Train: 34 dead |
1950 |
May |
25th |
Chicago,
Illinois |
America |
RTA |
Traffic
signals |
Yes |
650 |
Bus
falls in canal: 23 dead |
1963 |
May |
18th |
Bell
Glade, Florida |
America |
RTA |
Bus
hits lorry |
No |
Cardex |
Level
crossing incident:27 dead Inj:15 |
1963 |
September |
17th |
Chular,
California |
America |
RTA |
Bus
hit by train |
No |
Cardex |
Cars:
Head on collision: 10dead |
1965 |
April |
15th |
Nr
American Falls, Idaho |
America |
RTA |
Speeding |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
& Sceni-cruiser:11 dead Inj:28 |
1965 |
August |
27th |
Vinton,
Los Angeles |
America |
RTA |
Head
on |
No |
Cardex |
Christmas
travellers bus:12dead Inj:27 |
1965 |
December |
23rd |
Medford,
Oregon |
America |
RTA |
Patch
of ice |
No |
Cardex |
104
Vehicle RTA: 17 dead |
1971 |
November |
29th |
Nr.
Coalinga, California |
America |
RTA |
Dust
Storm |
No |
Cardex |
Greyhound
Bus Split In Half |
1972 |
May |
13th |
Bean
Station, Tennesee |
America |
RTA |
Speeding |
No |
Cardex |
Children
in Truck killed |
1972 |
June |
11th |
Shady
Nook,Los Angeles |
America |
RTA |
Hit
in rear |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
and Cattle trailer |
1972 |
December |
26th |
Nr
Glorieta, New Mexico |
America |
RTA |
Driver
error |
No |
Cardex |
Sixty
five vehicle RTA |
1973 |
October |
24th |
Kearney,
New Jersey |
America |
RTA |
Visibility
Zero |
No |
Cardex |
Greyhound
Bus |
1973 |
November |
3rd |
Sacremento,
California |
America |
RTA |
Hit
road border |
No |
Cardex |
Freight
Train hits bus |
1976 |
February |
7th |
Beckemeyer,
Illinois |
America |
RTA |
Level
Crossing |
No |
Cardex |
Yuba
High School Bus |
1976 |
May |
21st |
Nr.
Marinez, California |
America |
RTA |
Hit
guardrail |
No |
Cardex |
Train
collides with car |
1977 |
October |
2nd |
Near
Tampa, Florida |
America |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls in Creek:10dd |
1981 |
February |
18th |
Chopowamsic
Creek |
America |
RTA |
Hits
guardrail |
No |
Cardex |
Multi-vehicle
pile up:9 dd |
1981 |
February |
19th |
Morton,
Illinois |
America |
RTA |
Dense
fog |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
Bursts In Flames:10d |
1981 |
June |
26th |
San
Bernardino,California |
America |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls into icy river |
1986 |
May |
30th |
Nr,
Walker, California |
America |
RTA |
Speeding |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
hits school bus |
1988 |
May |
14th |
Carrolton,
Kentucky |
America |
RTA |
Wrong
road |
No |
Cardex |
Buss
falls into gravel pit |
1989 |
September |
21st |
Alton,
Texas |
America |
RTA |
Hit
by truck |
No |
Cardex |
Van
falls into canal |
1990 |
January |
24th |
Clewiston,
Florida |
America |
RTA |
Heavy
fog |
No |
Cardex |
Pile
up: 75 cars |
1990 |
December |
11th |
Tennessee |
America |
RTA |
Dense
fog |
No |
Cardex |
Pile
up: 104 vehicles |
1991 |
November |
29th |
Nr
Coalinga,California |
America |
RTA |
Dust
storm |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
rams into culvert |
1994 |
March |
9th |
Nr.
Barstow, California |
America |
RTA |
Driver
asleep |
No |
Cardex |
Van
burst into flames |
1994 |
July |
3rd |
Weatherford,
Texas |
America |
RTA |
Hit
by tractor |
No |
Cardex |
Trailer
hits truck: 11 dead |
1994 |
July |
3rd |
Near
Snyder, Texas |
America |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Car
hits another car |
1994 |
August |
21st |
Nr
Wenatchee |
America |
RTA |
Crossing
lane |
No |
Cardex |
Twenty
four car pile up |
1995 |
April |
9th |
Interstate
10,Arizona |
America |
RTA |
Dust
storm |
No |
Cardex |
Buss
falls in ravine |
1973 |
January |
29th |
Near
Cordoba |
Argentina |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Stationary
Bus hit by train |
1973 |
June |
10th |
Nr.
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
RTA |
Stuck
on tracks |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
& bus collide |
1975 |
March |
14th |
Near
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
RTA |
Bad
weather |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
hit by train:12dead |
1975 |
March |
27th |
at
crossing,Bahia Blanca |
Argentina |
RTA |
Visibility |
No |
Cardex |
Passenger
bus explodes |
1992 |
April |
(mid) |
Near
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
RTA |
Hits
3 cars |
No |
Cardex |
Triple
bus crash: 60 dead |
1993 |
January |
9th |
Nr.
Santo Tome |
Argentina |
RTA |
Driver
error |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
plunges into dam |
1973 |
September |
26th |
New
South Wales |
Australia |
RTA |
Brake
failure |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
collides with bus |
1989 |
October |
20th |
Nr.
Grafton, N. S. Wales |
Australia |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Buses
x 2 collide |
1989 |
December |
22nd |
Nr.Kempsey,
N.S.Wales |
Australia |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
hurtles into ravine |
1975 |
June |
15th |
Villach |
Austria |
RTA |
Brake
failure |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
awaiting ferry |
1973 |
May |
3rd |
Bansi
River, Dacca |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Rolls
of dock |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
Topples In River: 80dd |
1981 |
October |
25th |
boarding
ferry,Nr.Dacca |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Strong
Currents |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls off cliff: 28dead |
1982 |
January |
20th |
Near
Dacca |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Swerves |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls in river:45dead |
1982 |
December |
26th |
Brahmanbari |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Bridge
Collapse |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls into river |
1989 |
January |
(late) |
Near
Barisal |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls off bridge |
1990 |
June |
(early) |
Near
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Overshot
Bridge |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls off bridge |
1992 |
March |
(early) |
Near
Nilphamari |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Skids |
No |
Cardex |
Buses
x 2 collide:22 dead |
1994 |
June |
(late) |
Mirerswarai |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
hit rickshaws |
1996 |
September |
15th |
Comilla,
S/Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
RTA |
Speeding |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
Slides Down Precipice:42 dead |
1991 |
May |
27th |
Andes
Mountain |
Bolivia |
RTA |
Driver
Asleep |
No |
Cardex |
Buses
x2 head on |
1996 |
February |
25th |
Near
La Paz |
Bolivia |
RTA |
Speed/rain |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
overturns: 28 dead |
1998 |
January |
14th |
The
Andes,near La Paz |
Bolivia |
RTA |
Brake
problems |
No |
Cardex
|
Bus
slides into river: 12 dead |
1965 |
March |
12th |
Near
Brasilia |
Brazil |
RTA |
Overturns |
No |
Cardex |
Pilgrims
loaded truck |
1970 |
September |
18th |
Ceara
State |
Brazil |
RTA |
Lost
its brakes |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
truck & Bus |
1972 |
October |
23rd |
Belo
Horizonte |
Brazil |
RTA |
Collision |
No |
Cardex |
Overloaded
bus hits Truck |
1973 |
May |
2nd |
Near
Salvador |
Brazil |
RTA |
Hit
donkey |
No |
Cardex |
Multiple
crash on Highway |
1973 |
June |
21st |
Pindamonhangaba |
Brazil |
RTA |
Thick
fog |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
plunges into river |
1975 |
March |
25th |
Near
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
swept downstream |
1976 |
November |
14th |
Urubo
River, Manaus |
Brazil |
RTA |
Failed
to stop |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
plunges in River |
1976 |
December |
12th |
Pardo
River,Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
RTA |
Driver
swerves |
No |
Cardex |
Multiple
pile up |
1977 |
June |
28th |
Near
Sao Paulo |
Brazil |
RTA |
Fog |
No |
Cardex |
Sugar
bus in river:30dd |
1979 |
April |
17th |
Rio
de Janeiro |
Brazil |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
hits vehicles:40dd |
1979 |
June |
20th |
|
Brazil |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
overturned |
1984 |
October |
24th |
Central
Brazil |
Brazil |
RTA |
Driver
error |
No |
Cardex |
Argentine
tourists bus |
1990 |
January |
16th |
Near
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
RTA |
Flipped
over |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
& sports car collide |
1993 |
December |
27th |
Near
Curitiba |
Brazil |
RTA |
Car
driver error |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
plunges into river |
1994 |
September |
25th |
Nr
Presidente Prudente |
Brazil |
RTA |
Out
of control |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
collides with tanker |
1994 |
December |
13th |
North
East Brazil |
Brazil |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
hits passengers:12dead |
1998 |
August |
6th |
North
East Brazil |
Brazil |
RTA |
Visibility |
No |
Cardex
|
Multiple
pile up/fire: 57+ dead |
1998 |
September |
8th |
South
east Brazil |
Brazil |
RTA |
Tanker
overturns |
No |
Cardex
|
Two
buses collide:14dead |
1998 |
October |
17th |
Parana |
Brazil |
RTA |
Head
on |
No |
Cardex
|
Czech
Parachutists killed |
1972 |
September |
21st |
Grade
crossing,Pernik |
Bulgaria |
RTA |
Bus
Hit byTrain |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
hit by train:11dead |
1975 |
April |
25th |
at
crossing, Nr. Plovdiv |
Bulgaria |
RTA |
Train
derails |
No |
Cardex |
Buss
topples into ravine |
1984 |
October |
26th |
Near
Bujumbura |
Burundi |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Canada's
worst RTA |
1973 |
March |
18th |
Barrie,
Ontario |
Canada |
RTA |
32
car pile up |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
splits in two: 11dd |
1979 |
June |
9th |
Nr.St.Hyacinthe,Quebec |
Canada |
RTA |
Slid
Off Curve |
No |
Cardex |
Tourists
Van & Tractor: 11 dead |
1991 |
July |
30th |
Nr.
Cobalt, Ontario |
Canada |
RTA |
Head
on |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
& Bus crash |
1993 |
July |
16th |
Lac-Bouchette,Quebec |
Canada |
RTA |
Head
on |
No |
Cardex |
Chiles
worst RTA to date |
1973 |
March |
12th |
Baquedano |
Chile |
RTA |
Head
on |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
crashes into people |
1976 |
September |
19th |
Santiago |
Chile |
RTA |
Runaway
truck |
No |
Cardex |
Truck
& Bus collide:32dd |
1981 |
November |
27th |
Pan
American Highway |
Chile |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Two
Buses Topple In Gorge |
1982 |
January |
30th |
Near
Santiago |
Chile |
RTA |
Crashed |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls off mountain Rd |
1986 |
September |
19th |
Guangdong
Province |
China |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls over precipice |
1987 |
March |
30th |
N/W
China |
China |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls down mountain |
1987 |
October |
(mid) |
Central
China |
China |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls into stream |
1988 |
January |
18th |
Zhejiang
Province |
China |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls into deep gorge |
1988 |
March |
7th |
Lingbao,
Henan Province |
China |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
Falls Into Ditch In Storm |
1988 |
October |
12th |
Shaanxi
Province |
China |
RTA |
No
Wipers |
No |
Cardex |
20
Tourists drowned |
1991 |
March |
27th |
Fujian
province |
China |
RTA |
Fell
in ditch |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls into river |
1995 |
May |
(early) |
Near
Chongqing |
China |
RTA |
Hit
truck |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
& truck: 18 dead |
1998 |
December |
26th |
Anhui
province |
China |
RTA |
Collide/explosion |
No |
Cardex
|
Bus
& Tanker Truck |
1972 |
January |
21st |
Bogota |
Colombia |
RTA |
Collision |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
bursts into flames |
1973 |
February |
15th |
Uvita |
Colombia |
RTA |
Fell
into ravine |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
falls over precipice |
1975 |
February |
24th |
Near
Medellin |
Colombia |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
Overturns/fire:44dd |
1979 |
July |
8th |
Near
Bogota |
Colombia |
RTA |
Driver
Swerved |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
crashes into ravine |
1990 |
September |
(late) |
North
East Colombia |
Colombia |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Multi
vehicle accident |
1994 |
April |
16th |
Near
Bogota |
Colombia |
RTA |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Railway
car & bus: 14 dead |
1965 |
September |
21st |
Havana |
Cuba |
RTA |
Collision |
No |
Cardex |
Bus
explodes in flames |
1976 |
September |
|
Near
Trinidad |
Cuba |
RTA |
Hit
truck |
No |
Cardex |
Mine
freight cars hit bus |
1976 |
October |
15th |
Nicaro
Nickel mine |
Cuba |
RTA |
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