Accident

At least 68 dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain, causing derailment of two wagons

Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, Spain, derailing two wagons and suspending the Madrid-Andalusia rail line as officials assess injuries.

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A worker walks on an empty platform next to trains following the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, at Atocha train station in Madrid, Spain, October 28, 2026.
A truck catches fire near Hadera on October 25, 2026.

Firefighters contain blaze after refrigerated truck catches fire on Route 2 near Hadera

A report of a burning truck on the shoulder of the Coastal Highway was received by the district's emergency dispatch center at 10:39 a.m.

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A view shows ecological damage caused by illegal gold mining in a rural area of Santander de Quilichao, in the department of Cauca February 13, 2015.

Fourteen dead, seven injured after illegal gold mine collapses in Colombia

The sector's governor pushed to accelerate the formalization process for illegal and small-scale miners to improve working conditions, as fatal accidents are frequent in the country's mining sector.

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A view near the entrance of the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright military base, in Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, on October 18, 2026.

At least four killed in major fire at Canadian military base

At least four people were killed and 39 seriously injured in a fire at an Alberta military base, as firefighters battled fierce winds overnight to contain the blaze.

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Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

The accident, which occurred on the highway between Merida and Campeche, killed passengers traveling in a trailer, a car, and a taxi.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByREUTERS
Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, September 14, 2025.

53 injured as tourist bus overturns near Barcelona

Traffic authorities sealed southbound C-32 after coach plunges down embankment; only one lane toward Barcelona was open.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Deadly Portugal funicular crash likely due to problems with cable, report says

A Lisbon funicular derailed after a cable failure, killing 16 and injuring 22 when it sped down a hill and slammed into a building, investigators said.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ByREUTERS
ILE PHOTO: Emergency workers remove one of the funiculars, following derailment and crash of the Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, which resulted in multiple casualties, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 5, 2025.

Portugal investigates crash on historic Lisbon funicular that killed 16

Flags flew at half-staff and people left flowers at the site of the crash as Portugal declared a day of mourning. The Pope sent condolences and blessings to victims, relatives, and rescuers.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
People work at the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4, 2025.

The legal landscape of bicycle accidents: Everything you need to know

AUGUST 17, 2025ByHANNAH SCHWARTZ

Teen dies after fall from abandoned rooftop, another in critical condition

A 12-year-old girl died from her wounds, and another one is in critical condition after falling from a tall building in Rishon Lezion.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByHODAYA RAN
MDA Ambulance

'An unfathomable tragedy': Man crushed by fallen tree at Shamir Medical Center

According to eyewitnesses, the man left the building to purchase a bottle of water when the tree suddenly hit him.

JULY 28, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
The entrance to Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), in Be'er Ya'akov, southeast of Tel Aviv on December 15, 2020.

Three people killed in train crash in Germany, police say

Several people were killed when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany near the town of Biberach, close to the border with France.

JULY 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

Ferry sinks near Bali, over 60 missing in choppy waters

Twenty people were rescued, many found unconscious after drifting in 2.5-meter waves.

JULY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ferry picking up passengers in Indonesia.

At least four dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java's Ketapang post late on Wednesday.

JULY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Family members and relatives wait for updates on the search operation of at least 61 people who were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java on July 3, 2025.