Road mishap involving 15 cars in UK leaves 34 people hurt
At least 34 people have been injured in a rush hour road accident involving 15 vehicles at the M23 motorway in the United Kingdom, UK's Sussex Police has said.
Passenger van overturns in central Afghanistan, injuring 14
Bamyan: At least 14 commuters sustained injuries on Wednesday after a passenger van turned turtle in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, a statement of the provincial police released here said.
Four killed, 10 injured in highway crash in N Egypt
Cairo: At least four women were killed and ten others wounded when a pickup crashed into an agricultural tractor on a highway in Egypt's Nile Delta Province of Gharbia on Wednesday.
17 dead in major road accident in China
Nanchang (China): As many as 17 people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries early Sunday morning, following a severe road accident in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.
Eight killed in Afghanistan road mishap
Faizabad/IBNS: Eight travelers were killed and two others left suffered injuries in a road accident that occured in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province Tuesday, the provincial traffic official Abdul Matin said.
Nigeria road accident kills at least five
Lagos/UNI/Xinhua: At least five members of a family died and two others were injured in an accident in Nigeria's northwest state of Jigawa, confirmed a local police officer.
With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
New York: Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.
Four killed, 9 injured in passenger van crash in eastern Pakistan
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least four people were killed and nine others injured in a vehicle crash in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Sunday, said rescue officials.
Road accident kills 9, injures 51 in Ghana
Accra/Xinhua: Nine people were killed and 51 others severely injured in a road accident in the eastern Ghanaian town of Monkra on Saturday, said local police.
Seven killed, two injured after truck turns over in SW China
Kunming/UNI: A heavy dump truck turned over on Saturday afternoon on a highway in southwest China's Yunan Province, leaving seven people dead and two injured, according to local authorities.
Nigeria: At least 18 killed in road accident
Lagos, Jun 9 (UNI) At least 18 people were killed in a ghastly road accident involving a passenger bus and a truck on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo of Nigeria, an official said.
Road injuries leading cause of death for the young, despite safety gains: UN report
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS): Latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO reveal that 1.35 million people die on the roads each year, while road traffic injuries are now the leading cause of death among young people, according to new statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO).