Aug 15

Ngo Dinh Le Thuy. accident is unlikely to

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Ngo Dinh Le Thuy (Ngô Đình Lệ Thủy) was the daughter of South Vietnam’s First lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the National Secret Police Chief.


Biography

On November 2, 1963, at the time of the assassinations of her father and her Uncle Ngo Dinh Diem she was with her mother in Beverly Hills, California since October, and preparing for a trip to Italy. The new government of South Vietnam refused to issue her a visa to return to South Vietnam and she resettled in France with her mother.

In 1968, Le Thuy was killed in an automobile accident in Paris.

Jul 20

Kurunegala train crash. accident is

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The Kurunegala train crash was an accident on a Sri Lankan rail line near the town of Kurunegala on 19 August 2001.

The Udarata Menike express passenger service from Kurunegala to Alawwa in Sri Lanka was a regular train route which ran on to Colombo. On the day of the accident, the train was grossly over crowded, with hundreds of people clinging to the roof and sideboards because there wasn’t room inside. The train was running over a newly repaired and replaced section of track at high speed, when the engine suddenly derailed at a bend, dragging three coaches with it.

Local people and emergency services made their way to the wreckage, and were able to pull many of the injured out of it. Thankfully, it did not catch fire, and the line was cleared rapidly. Fifteen people were killed in the crash, mostly amongst those who had been hanging onto the running boards and had been crushed by the falling train carriages. There were also at least forty people seriously injured in the crash, who were treated at local hospitals.

The accident was reported to be the result of the newly laid track, the gravel base of which had not had a chance to settle and harden through the passage of trains overhead. The train driver had not been informed of this, and so allowed a high speed on his extremely over-heavy train, which caused the derailment when the gravel bed shifted after the engine had passed. If the driver had known about the weakened railbed, he would probably have moderated his speed.

Sri Lanka is not known for have serious problems with train accidents, especially when compared to nearby India, which endures over 300 a year. Unfortunately though, Sri Lanka does hold the record for the worst ever train accident, the Queen of the Sea train disaster in 2004.


External link

  • Daily News Report
May 04

Gypsy in Amber. accident an

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Gypsy in Amber (1971) was Martin Cruz Smith’s first mystery novel.

It features Romano Grey, the gypsy antique expert, who is pulled into a murder investigation when one of his friends dies in an automobile accident and is suspected of the murder of a girl whose body is found at the scene of the accident sliced up into six pieces.

Feb 04

Alireza Noori. accident

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Alireza Noori (, born in Isfahan) was a member of the 6th Iranian parliament and a supporter of President Mohammad Khatami’s reform programs. He was the brother of Abdollah Noori. Dr. Alireza Noori was educated in medicine and was a practicing physician before entering politics.

Noori was killed in a car accident in northern Iran during his term in the parliament. Allegations of conspiracy surrounded the tragic accident in which another reformist member of the parliament was also killed.

Jan 15

Aviation Safety Network. single-vehicle accidents

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The Aviation Safety Network (ASN) is a website that keeps track of airline incidents. Their database contains details of over 8,700 accidents, and receives approximately 50,000 unique visitors each week.


History

ASN was founded by Harro Ranter in 1996 as Aviation Safety Web Pages. In 1999 it was renamed the Aviation Safety Network. ASN currently does not run any advertisements on their pages, and therefore it relies strictly on donations to keep the operation of their website going. 2006 will be their tenth year of operation.
ASN was recognized by many aviation safety bureaus as a reliable source of information through the years. ASN’s unique visitors are expected to be around 50 million in 2006.


Mission

ASN’s mission is to provide everyone with accurate, up-to-date information regarding airline accidents and safety issues. In addition to an extensive database and statistics, there is also a large photo section showing pictures of accidents.


External links

  • Aviation Safety Network
Jan 08

It’s On (Move to This). single

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“It’s On (Move to This)” is a single by New Zealand R&B group, 3 The Hard Way, released in 2003.


Song information


Track Listings

  1. It’s On (Move to This)(Single Version)
  2. It’s On (Move to This)(Remix)
  3. It’s On (Move to This) Video
Dec 02

Aland (automobile). single-vehicle accident.

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The Aland was an advanced (for the day) four cylinder 2.5liter 16-valve, single ohc automobile with four-wheel internal expanding brakes and aluminum pistons. It was made in Detroit, Michigan, USA and was built between 1916 and 1917. Two and five seater bodied versions were available for $1500.

Nov 12

Tidewater Drive. roadway. This

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Tidewater Drive (part of State Route 168) is located in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 60 near west Ocean View to downtown Norfolk.


History

Largely following the path of the former Cottage Toll Road, Tidewater Drive was built in the mid-1950s. The new four lane roadway featured a number of grade separated intersections and was designed to handle additional traffic anticipated with the completion of the new Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, which opened in 1957.