According to ElUniverso.com the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) has suspended the shipment of Cheetah fighter-bombers from South Africa until an investigation is concluded into an accident that injured an air force pilot on Monday, August 15th. Navy representatives say the pilot, Galo Alvarez, was able to land safely at the Taura Air Force Base after suffering cabin decompression. The Ecuadorian Air Force entered an agreement in 2008 with a South African company to acquire 12 Cheetah fighter-bombers for $78.5 million. However, the air force has only been using three of these planes at the time of the accident. Officials say the three planes were delivered this past May, assembled and just two weeks ago were ready for test flights.Read Article
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According to ElUniverso.com Ecuadorian Air Force pilot, Galo Alvarez was seriously injured in a cabin explosion that occurred at 1 p.m. today, Monday August 15th. Authorities say the explosion occurred due to decompression in the cabin and not a crash. Alvarez was able to safety return to Taura air force base and was immediately transferred […]
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Nine construction workers were killed early this morning when an elevator collapsed in the building they were working on in Iguatemi, a commercial district of Salvador, the capital city of Bahía, Brazil, according to abc.com.py. The workers were on the 20th floor when the cable snapped for unknown reasons. An engineer working at the construction […]
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•At 2:30 p.m. yesterday, 5 police officers died in a plane crash near Los Galgos Airport in Ituango, Antioquia, Colombia per eltiempo.com. •One theory for the accident which left 5 dead and 1 injured is that the aircraft did not take off with enough speed and thus crashed after 200 meters. •Some country people saw […]
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•The collapse of a mine in Socotá, Colombia caused the deaths of two miners. •As revealed by elespectador.com, the two miners, Darío Villlalba and Luis Corredor, died Wednesday morning in Polacos mine, and two other miners were rescued. •So far in 2011, 29 people have died in mining accidents, and in 2010, 84 accidents claimed […]
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A judge, driving while drunk, caused an accident in which his vehicle crashed into a home in Pasto, Nariño, Colombia. According to the video by El Espectador, his drivers license and will have to pay a fine of 5 months wages. Read Article
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Twenty-five people were injured when a double-decker bus overturned early this morning while traveling through Corrientes on Rt. 12, according to infobae.com. The bus was traveling from Goya to Posadas and the accident occurred 5 miles from the Corrientes, Missiones border. Seven of the injured are in critical condition. Read Article
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ElUniverso.com reports that a family of five was swept away by the Tomebamba River in the south of Cuenca in the morning of Tuesday July 12th. Officials say two members of the family were saved, two were found dead, and the mother is missing. The family was traveling on a ‘strong’ footbridge over the river, […]
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•In La Cruz, in the north of the Nariño department of Colombia, 9 children died and 12 people were injured in a school bus accident. •RCN Radio reports that the bus was transporting 20 students. •11 injured students were admitted to a hospital with the driver. •The driver died after being admitted to the hospital. […]
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A fatal accident between a Scania truck and a San Luis company bus early this morning resulted in the death of at least 16 people, according to abc.com.py. The accident took place at Route 2 near Pedrozo and Ypacaraí around 2 in the morning. The bus, headed to Asunción, was carrying 26 passengers. Read Article […]
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A head-on collision between a bus and a truck early this morning left one man dead and four others injured, according to losandes.com.ar. The bus was traveling to Chacabuco, Buenos Aires and the accident occurred on Route 7 near Pullman. The man who died was 60-years-old and the remaining victims were brought to the city […]
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•According to Rodolfo Palomino, director of Transit and Transport of the Colombian National Police traffic incidents have left 4 people dead and 35 others injured during the holiday weekend of Corpus Christi per RCN Radio. •In relation to last year’s holiday weekend, traffic accident have deacreased by 52% and deaths by 83%. • There have […]
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will stay and work from her home in Olivos for the rest of the day on the advice of her doctors after her accident yesterday at the inauguration of the Leloir Institute annex, according to lagaceta.com. Buenos Aires media sources that were present said the president slipped on some wet stairs […]
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Jennifer Pulido, a 7-year-old girl died after the driver of a truck lost control and hit the young girl in the Barrio Villa Gloria in Bogotá. Caracol.com.co reports that authorities are still investigating the causes of the accident. Read Article
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Old, broken and faulty traffic lights in the capital city of Asunción are the cause of accidents for hundreds of motorists, according to abc.com.py. Of the 180 traffic light intersections in the city, 56 of those are more than 30 years old. At some intersections the lights just don’t work, and it is left to […]
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A video posted by elespectador.com reports that the Colombian police have discovered buses that change their license plates in order to be authorized to transport children, buses without seat belts, and among other infractions, vehicles with broken taillights. So far in 2011, 109 accidents have occurred resulting in 16 children dead and 170 injured in […]
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•On the road from Bosconia to El Copey, an accident involving a bus and a tractor truck occurred at 4:30 p.m. leaving 13 deaths and other injuries per semana.com. •According to Eduardo Molina, head of press of the Policeia de Carreteras, the bus crossed into the opposing lane, and all of the victims were passengers […]
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