List of road accidents 2010–2019
Encyclopedia
List of road accidents records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll
, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents. The prevalence of bus accidents in this list is a function of severity rather than of frequency.
February 16 A bus crashed and went down an embankment near the town of Massa
, Italy. The accident killed three French people and 20 more were injured.
February 17. A bus laden with Wedding Guests crashed into a river in Jalaun District
, India, killing at least 22 people with at least another 10 people unconfirmed for. Indian Bus crash kills 22
February 22. Two buses collide
head-on on the Panamerican Highway near Viru, Peru, killing 38.
March 5. A bus overturned near Phoenix, Arizona
killing 6 and 15 injured in the accident.
March 18. A crowded bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river just west of the capital, Kathmandu, killing 24.
March 27. A crash between a van and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 65 south of Munfordville, Kentucky, kills 11.
April 1. A coach crashed into a river after falling from a bridge in a snow storm in Lanark
killing a 17 year old girl and injuring 44 passengers.
April 12. A multiple-vehicle crash on a rain-slicked freeway north of Los Angeles kills 5.
April 16. A bus fell into a river in Haramosh Peak
the accident killed 12 and injured 7 more.
May 23. A truck travelling in the wrong direction on an expressway collided head-on with a bus in the country's northeast. The collision occurred on a section of the expressway that was undergoing maintenance in the city of Fuzin in Liaoning province. 32 people were killed and another 21 people were injured and sent to hospital.
July 2. A fuel tanker overturned and exploded, unleashing a fireball that devastated the town of Sange, in South Kivu province. The preliminary death toll placed the number of dead at 220, while another 111 were injured.
July 3. A bus has fallen from a bridge near Incheon International Airport
killing 12 people.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_pacific/10498724.stm
July 11. A massive traffic accident,near Innishowen co Donegal kills 8 People.http://rtenews.ie
July 18. 14 people were killed and 12 injured after a bus fell off a cliff in northern Albania
and near the city of Durres
. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10675065
August 18. A fully packed bus plunged off a mountain highway into a 100-foot ravine killing 41 people.
26 September. A Polish tourist bus returning from Spain careered into a bridge on a rain-soaked German motorway, killing 13 people.
October 10. Twelve people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a highway crash involving two buses, three cars and a van at the North-South Expressway, near the Malacca
-Negeri Sembilan
state border, Malaysia.
October 12. 45 people were killed as a bus crossed a railway near Marhanets
crossing against red light and was hit by a train.
October 19. Eighteen people killed when a passenger bus collided with a truck, burst into flames and flipped over in central Mexico.
October 25. Twenty-one people killed when a bus collided with a fuel truck in northern Uganda
.
December 20. Twenty-seven people, mostly Thai
tourists, were killed when the double-decked coach bus they were travelling in crashed
at the Second East-West Highway
of the Perak
-Pahang
state border near Cameron Highlands
, in the state of Pahang
, Malaysia.
in the Bronx, New York
. Fifteen people were killed. April 8th: Due to very low visibility in a dust/sand storm, 80 cars piled up in a mass crash on German Autobahn A19, 30 of these caught fire. Eight people died, 131 were injured. September 15th 2011: Rodovia dos Imigrantes
at São Paulo
, Brazil
. 300 vehicles involved in an accident due to heavy fog. Several injuries and one person dead. October 10th, 2011: At Scarborough, Ontario
, street racing
is suspected in a deadly car crash that split a Honda Accord
into two, killing the 25 year old driver and injuring one who was ejected from the vehicle. October 12th, 2011: Due to fog and smoke low visibility conditions, a huge collision involving 23 trucks, 11 buses and 17 cars occurs in Ruta 68 near Casablanca, Chile
, 67 km west to Santiago, in Valparaíso Region
. At least 73 injuries and 5 people dead. 2011 M5 motorway crash
: November 4, around 8.30pm: 34-vehicle crash near Taunton
on the M5 motorway
. 7 dead and 51 injured. November 26 in Togo: The team bus of the Étoile Filante football team crashed. 6 dead and 25 injured.
Death Toll
Death Toll is a 2008 action film starring DMX, Lou Diamond Phillips, Leila Arcieri and Keshia Knight Pulliam, written and produced by Daniel Garcia of the rap group Kane & Abel and directed by Phenomenon...
, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents. The prevalence of bus accidents in this list is a function of severity rather than of frequency.
2010
February 13. A power line broke in Port Harcourt, striking two buses and electrocuting 11 of the occupants.February 16 A bus crashed and went down an embankment near the town of Massa
Massa
Massa is a town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa-Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea....
, Italy. The accident killed three French people and 20 more were injured.
February 17. A bus laden with Wedding Guests crashed into a river in Jalaun District
Jalaun District
Jalaun District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India.The district is named after town of Jalaun, which was the former headquarters of a Maratha governor, but the administrative headquarters of the district is at Orai. Other large towns in the district are Kalpi, Konch, and...
, India, killing at least 22 people with at least another 10 people unconfirmed for. Indian Bus crash kills 22
February 22. Two buses collide
2010 Peru bus crash
The February 22, 2010, Peru bus crash was a collision between two buses that resulted in at least 38 deaths and the injury of 58. It took place along the Pan-American Highway near the town of Virú in northern Peru. The buses were carrying 80 and 70 passengers....
head-on on the Panamerican Highway near Viru, Peru, killing 38.
March 5. A bus overturned near Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
killing 6 and 15 injured in the accident.
March 18. A crowded bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river just west of the capital, Kathmandu, killing 24.
March 27. A crash between a van and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 65 south of Munfordville, Kentucky, kills 11.
April 1. A coach crashed into a river after falling from a bridge in a snow storm in Lanark
Lanark
Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....
killing a 17 year old girl and injuring 44 passengers.
April 12. A multiple-vehicle crash on a rain-slicked freeway north of Los Angeles kills 5.
April 16. A bus fell into a river in Haramosh Peak
Haramosh Peak
Haramosh Peak is a mountain located in the Karakoram range of the Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. Its height is also often given as 7,409m.-Location:...
the accident killed 12 and injured 7 more.
May 23. A truck travelling in the wrong direction on an expressway collided head-on with a bus in the country's northeast. The collision occurred on a section of the expressway that was undergoing maintenance in the city of Fuzin in Liaoning province. 32 people were killed and another 21 people were injured and sent to hospital.
July 2. A fuel tanker overturned and exploded, unleashing a fireball that devastated the town of Sange, in South Kivu province. The preliminary death toll placed the number of dead at 220, while another 111 were injured.
July 3. A bus has fallen from a bridge near Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul national capital area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world...
killing 12 people.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_pacific/10498724.stm
July 11. A massive traffic accident,near Innishowen co Donegal kills 8 People.http://rtenews.ie
July 18. 14 people were killed and 12 injured after a bus fell off a cliff in northern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
and near the city of Durres
Durrës
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...
. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10675065
August 18. A fully packed bus plunged off a mountain highway into a 100-foot ravine killing 41 people.
26 September. A Polish tourist bus returning from Spain careered into a bridge on a rain-soaked German motorway, killing 13 people.
October 10. Twelve people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a highway crash involving two buses, three cars and a van at the North-South Expressway, near the Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
-Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....
state border, Malaysia.
October 12. 45 people were killed as a bus crossed a railway near Marhanets
Marhanets train and bus collision
The Marhanets train accident occurred on 12 October 2010, at Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine when a train collided with a passenger bus on a railroad level crossing. Forty-three people were reported dead and nine injured. The bus driver, whose actions allegedly caused the collision, was...
crossing against red light and was hit by a train.
October 19. Eighteen people killed when a passenger bus collided with a truck, burst into flames and flipped over in central Mexico.
October 25. Twenty-one people killed when a bus collided with a fuel truck in northern Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
.
December 20. Twenty-seven people, mostly Thai
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
tourists, were killed when the double-decked coach bus they were travelling in crashed
2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash
The 2010 Cameron Highlands bus crash was the worst road accident in Malaysian history. Twenty-seven passengers of the double-decked coach bus, mostly Thai tourist were killed in the accident which took place near Cameron Highlands of the Perak-Pahang border...
at the Second East-West Highway
Second East-West Highway
Second East-West Highway, Federal Route is a highway in Peninsular Malaysia which connects Simpang Pulai in Perak to Gua Musang in Kelantan. The highway is expected to be extended further east to Kuala Terengganu in the future. This highway features a four-lane carriageway from Simpang Pulai to...
of the Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
-Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
state border near Cameron Highlands
Cameron Highlands
The Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most extensive hill stations. It covers an area of .To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with Perak....
, in the state of Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
, Malaysia.
2011
2011 World Wide Tours bus crash: On March 12th, a bus crashed on Interstate 95Interstate 95
Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, running parallel to the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Florida and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including Boston, Providence, New Haven, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore,...
in the Bronx, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Fifteen people were killed. April 8th: Due to very low visibility in a dust/sand storm, 80 cars piled up in a mass crash on German Autobahn A19, 30 of these caught fire. Eight people died, 131 were injured. September 15th 2011: Rodovia dos Imigrantes
Rodovia dos Imigrantes
Rodovia dos Imigrantes is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.The highway connects the city of São Paulo to the Atlantic coast and with the seaside cities of São Vicente and Praia Grande. It follows the route of Rodovia Anchieta and is also one of Brazil's busiest highways, particularly on...
at São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. 300 vehicles involved in an accident due to heavy fog. Several injuries and one person dead. October 10th, 2011: At Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
, street racing
Street racing
Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Well coordinated races are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens' band radio and...
is suspected in a deadly car crash that split a Honda Accord
Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world....
into two, killing the 25 year old driver and injuring one who was ejected from the vehicle. October 12th, 2011: Due to fog and smoke low visibility conditions, a huge collision involving 23 trucks, 11 buses and 17 cars occurs in Ruta 68 near Casablanca, Chile
Casablanca, Chile
Casablanca, meaning "white house", is a Chilean city and commune located in Valparaíso Province, Valparaíso Region.- Geography :The city of Casablanca is located on Route 68 between Santiago and the city of Valparaíso, at about 30 minutes southeast of Valparaíso and 50 minutes northwest of Santiago...
, 67 km west to Santiago, in Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Region
The V Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's third highest population of 1,539,852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of , the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region...
. At least 73 injuries and 5 people dead. 2011 M5 motorway crash
2011 M5 motorway crash
The 2011 M5 motorway crash was a multi-vehicle collision that took place on 4 November 2011 on the M5 motorway near Taunton, Somerset, in South West England...
: November 4, around 8.30pm: 34-vehicle crash near Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
on the M5 motorway
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
. 7 dead and 51 injured. November 26 in Togo: The team bus of the Étoile Filante football team crashed. 6 dead and 25 injured.
See also
- List of road accidents
- List of road accidents 2000-2009
- List of OECD countries by traffic-related death rate
- List of motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year
- List of motor vehicle deaths in Japan by year
- List of bridge disasters
- List of rail accidents (2000–present) - includes level crossingLevel crossingA level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
accidents. - List of level crossing accidents
- Accidents
External links
- Early Auto Accidents A Collection of Photos of Auto Accidents from the 1920s to 1950's
- Partial list of Highway disasters
- Descansos.org :: Project to create awareness for victims of vehicular fatalities. Painting the story of victims to create love, peace and public awareness.
- A Condensed History of Vehicle Recovery in the United Kingdom.