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Pilot Error, Training Issues Were Factors in Alaska Crash that Killed Czech Billionaire, Report Says

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions, a federal accident report released …

Driver Charged After Bus Carrying Wedding Guests in Australia Rolls over, Killing 25

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The driver of a bus was charged Monday after the vehicle carrying wedding guests rolled over on a foggy night in Australia’s wine country, killing 10 people and injuring 25 in the nation’s most deadly road …

3 Dead in Crashes Amid Fog and Smoke on I-95 in Florida

EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) — Three people were killed in a series of crashes involving 17 vehicles early Thursday along a stretch of Interstate 95 in Florida where visibility was very low due to fog combined with smoke from prescribed burns …

Oil Spill Near China’s Qingdao Port After Ship Collision in Fog

BEIJING/SINGAPORE — A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao during heavy fog, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, Chinese maritime officials and tanker representatives said …

Two More Colorado Oil Worker Deaths Than Previously Calculated

A new federal database that was developed to more precisely count the number of deaths in the oil and gas industry shows eight workers died in Colorado in 2014. The count by the Fatalities in Oil and Gas Extraction, or …