On Sunday, December 28, a train carrying at least 250 people derailed in the state of Oaxaca, southern Mexico. 13 people died, 98 were injured, 36 of whom are receiving medical attention.
On December 28, rescuers in Ivano-Frankivsk region towed 12 cars and a bus, evacuating 32 people, including 7 children. This happened against the backdrop of bad weather, which left 346 settlements in six regions without electricity.
In the Kalush district, a scheduled bus overturned, killing a man born in 1964. 13 people, including two children, were injured.
In Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, a regular bus with 30 passengers was involved in an accident, overturning on its side. One man died, and five people, including a child, were injured.
From 2027, cars sold in China will have manual door unlocking due to electronic handle failures during accidents. New regulations require all vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons to have both internal and external handles with mechanical emergency release.
In Russia's Rostov region, a freight train locomotive derailed, causing delays for 25 trains. The accident disrupted Russia's railway connection with temporarily occupied Crimea.
A road accident occurred near Brzeg in Zielenciny, killing six people. Five of the deceased are reportedly Ukrainians.
Over 1,300 flights have been canceled in the US due to winter storm Devin, which has swept across the country during the peak post-holiday travel period. Airports in New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston have been most affected.
An explosion occurred on a bus in Kyiv's Podilskyi district, the circumstances of which are currently being investigated by law enforcement. Information about possible casualties is being clarified, and emergency services are working at the scene.
Southern regions of Ukraine are preparing for worsening weather conditions with snowfalls, and in some areas, particularly Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, snowfalls and ice are already being recorded. In Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, snow is also observed, roads are being treated with anti-icing agents, and traffic on state-level roads is ensured.
A minibus collided with a truck on the Kyiv-Chop highway. As a result of the accident, a 52-year-old passenger died, and two other people were hospitalized.
In Vinnytsia region, a lawyer was served with a notice of suspicion for committing a road accident in which a 10-year-old boy sustained serious injuries. The incident occurred in Mohyliv-Podilskyi when the driver, while reversing, collided with an electric scooter.
In Ukraine, due to snow and black ice, 404 road accidents were recorded, 66 of them with casualties. In Kyiv, there were 45 accidents, 6 of them with casualties.
In the Kyiv region, a 40-year-old female driver of a Jeep Cherokee drove into the oncoming lane, colliding with a truck. As a result of the accident, an 8-year-old boy was killed, and two other minor passengers of the SUV were injured.
From January to November, 2,938 people died in road accidents in Ukraine, including 179 children, and 29,093 people were injured. The most common cause of death was speeding.
In Kajiado County, Kenya, four people have died from elephant attacks in a week, sparking protests. Experts attribute this to a severe shortage of vegetation and water in the region.
Southern California is bracing for a new wave of storms and rains, increasing the risk of floods and mudslides. More than 120,000 consumers are without power, and there are casualties due to the bad weather.
During an ICE raid in Maryland, agents opened fire on a van, wounding the foreign driver and injuring a passenger. The incident drew criticism from local authorities over increased immigration operations.
In Vinnytsia region, a 24-year-old man was detained who stole two cars in one night and got into accidents with both of them. He faces up to eight years in prison with confiscation of property.
A Kyiv resident injured a police officer by hitting him with a Mitsubishi car and was detained after a pursuit. He is being prepared for a notice of suspicion for resisting a law enforcement officer.
U. S. federal road safety authorities have launched an investigation into emergency door opening mechanisms in some Tesla Model 3 vehicles. This is due to a petition from an owner who claims to have been locked in his car.
In Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district, a Porsche Cayenne driver died after crashing into a concrete barrier on Beresteiskyi Avenue. The car overturned, and the driver died from the injuries sustained.
Since 2019, Ukraine has tightened responsibility for violating child transportation rules. Over 10,000 violations have been recorded in a year, despite fines of UAH 510-850.
AB InBev Efes Ukraine has launched its annual campaign "Drank? Don't drive!" with interactive activations using "drunk" Drunk Busters goggles at WOG gas stations. The program reminds drivers about the dangers of driving after consuming alcohol and covers Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Odesa highways.
A Mexican Navy Beech King Air 350i aircraft with eight people on board, including a child with burns, crashed off the coast of Galveston, USA. At least five people died, two were rescued, and one is missing.
Police are searching for the driver who, on December 23, around 2 a. m., on the H-22 highway near the village of Derno, Lutsk district, fatally hit a serviceman born in 1991. The perpetrator of the accident fled the scene.
Call of Duty series co-founder Vince Zampella died Sunday in a car crash in Southern California. He was known for his work on Medal of Honor, Titanfall, and Apex Legends.
Mercedes-Benz has reached a $149. 6 million settlement in the US over the use of illegal software that concealed the true level of pollution from diesel engines. Almost 40,000 cars in the US were equipped with devices that understated emissions during inspections.
In Ohio, an 11-year-old boy, having learned to hotwire cars from YouTube, staged a police chase. The car, which also contained children aged 8 and 12, crashed into a house.
In Rivne on December 18, a Chevrolet driver on Myru Avenue hit a 51-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son at a pedestrian crossing, and then fled the scene of the accident. The victims were hospitalized, and the driver was detained and taken into custody for 30 days without bail.
