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Two killed, one injured in road accident in Tyre

Beirut - Arab Today

A horrific road accident on Sidon-Tyre highway left two dead and one injured, NNA reporter said on Friday. In further details, the car hit an electricity pole, which left the driver and his mom dead. Sitting in the back seat was the driver's sister who received serious injuries. source: NNARead more

At least 28 feared dead in Taiwan bus crash

Taipei - ArabToday

At least 28 people were feared dead after a bus overturned on a highway in Taipei on Monday evening, according to local media. Source: Xinhua Read more

3 kids watched movie as parents lay dead outside SUV

Daytona Beach, Florida - Arab Today

Investigators say they don't know why a couple found dead outside their still-running SUV had stopped along Interstate 4 near Daytona Beach early on New Year's Eve with their three young sons safely strapped in their car seats and watching a movie. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper found the bodies of Daniel Kelsey, 32, and his wife, Heather Kelsey, 30,Read more

14 dead in 'horrific' Malaysian bus crash

Kuala Lumpur - ArabTtoday

An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring 16 others, officials said. The bus, heading from southern Johor state to the capital Kuala Lumpur, went off the road in the wet before rolling over and ending up in a deep ditch, said Mohammad Yusof Mohammad Gunnos,Read more

13 killed after bus tumbles down cliff in Bolivia

La Paz - ArabToday

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 10 others were injured after a bus fell off a cliff along a Bolivian highway on Wednesday night, said Efrain Urquidi, captain of the highway police of the Cochabamba Department. Speaking to the press, Urquidi said that the accident was reported involving a passenger bus of the Trans Lujan company. According toRead more

Hazza bin Zayed inaugurates new Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

The new 62-km highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, inaugurated today as the UAE celebrates the 45th National Day, is one of the biggest infrastructure projects and was named after Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in recognition of the leading and historic role he is playing in theRead more

New Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway opens

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

A new 62-km highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai has been inaugurated in line with the government’s ambitious plan to establish an advanced and sustainable infrastructure to help meet the needs arising from present and future growth. Named the 'Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Road', the highway is one of the biggest infrastructure projects implemented under Abu Dhabi 2030Read more

New Abu Dhabi General Services Company - Dubai highway to be completed by 2017

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, said the 62-km-long Abu Dhabi- Dubai highway would be ready by next year. The project, being executed by Musanada in co-operation with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, is one of the most important land transport initiatives in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The road is one of the strategic projects that willRead more

17 killed in bus crash in west India

New Delhi - Arab Today

A speeding bus struck two cars on a highway in a crash early Sunday that killed at least 17 people and injured 35 others in western India, police said. The bus struck the cars while they were parked on the side of the Navi Mumbai highway to fix a flat tire. All three vehicles fell into a ditch with theRead more

8 killed, 43 injured US after charter bus rolls over

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Eight people were killed and 43 were injured in the US state of Texas after a charter bus rolled over on the highway, county officials said. The bus, which was traveling near the state's border with Mexico, was headed to a casino in the town of Eagle Pass, according to a statement from Webb County, where the accident occurred. SevenRead more