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On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...
In 2021 alone, 10,379 road accidents resulted in some 5,608 fatalities. [3] Former Minister of Communications, Murad Saeed, stated that "in Pakistan, a person is killed or severely injured in a road accident every five minutes." [4] Pakistan also ranks first in Asia for most deaths caused by traffic accidents.
The Marine Incident Investigation Unit (MIIU) was created on 1 January 1991, under the direction of the Inspector of Marine Accidents, a statutory position. Previously, significant marine accident investigations were conducted by a Court of Marine Inquiry, a model which was adopted in 1921, via amendment to the Navigation Act 1912 (Cwlth). This ...
Thousands of people were left without power after a hailstorm hit Canberra on January 3.The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Monday for giant hailstones, heavy ...
A sudden downpour hit the Australian capital of Canberra on Thursday, January 16, leading to sudden flooding in the formerly parched region.The Bureau of Meteorology said 4 mm of rain fell on ...
The Royal Canberra Hospital implosion was a failed building implosion that killed one person and injured nine others. The implosion occurred on 13 July 1997, when the city's superseded hospital buildings at Acton Peninsula on Lake Burley Griffin (that formerly constituted the Royal Canberra Hospital) were demolished to make way for the National Museum of Australia.
On northbound I-5 north of Old Fairhaven Pkwy (MP 251) in #Bellingham there is a collision blocking the right lane and partially the on-ramp. Incident Response, State Patrol and Fire are at the scene.
Article 133 of the Criminal code as of 1997 provides that hit and run after an incident resulting in death, grievous bodily harm or major property damage is punishable with 3 to 7 years' imprisonment, and fixed-term imprisonment of 3 to 7 years if there was an attempt at escaping the scene of crash or is involved in other especially flagrant ...