Accident

A crashed car in an accident. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Finland recorded 24 dead and 502 injured in road accidents in July

The Nomad Today 8/19/21

Among those who died, 20 were men and 4 were women

Landscape on the kamchatka peninsula. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ACCIDENT

Many dead in helicopter hard landing in Russia's far east

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/12/21

The Mi-8 helicopter was believed to have 13 tourists and three crew members on board when it made the hard landing

An e-scooter on the street in the port of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police suspect bus driver caused fatal e-scooter accident in Turku

The Nomad Today 8/10/21

The 23-year-old woman who died after colliding with a bus is not suspected of any wrongdoing

A crashed car in the capital region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Road accidents claimed 87 lives in the first half of the year

The Nomad Today 7/23/21

15 people were killed in June, according to Statistics Finland's data

Model of the ferry MS Estonia in the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Photo: Leif Jørgensen/W. Commons.

Finland

M/S ESTONIA DISASTER

New investigations begun into 1994 Baltic ferry wreck

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/10/21

Researchers used a multi-beam echo sounder in work that continued until evening, when they broke off due to the high seas

HANDOUT - 09 July 2021, Austria, Ramingstein: A carriage of a regional train lies in the Mur River after a train with dozens of children and teenagers on board derailed in Austria and plunged into a river. According to the rescue commander Anton Schilcher, 17 people were slightly injured in the accident in the province of Salzburg on Friday. Photo: Wasserrettung Lv Salzburg/WASSERRETTUNG LV SALZBURG/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Austrian train carrying schoolkids crashes into river, injuring 17

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

About 50 youths had set out on the regional train to Tamsweg to pick up their school reports at the end of the semester

22 June 2021, Australia, Melbourne: The State Emergency Service (SES) personnel work at the scene of a light plane crash near the Capital Golf Course, in Melbourne. A pilot has been injured after his light plane crashed into trees shortly after take-off from Moorabbin airport. Photo: James Ross/AAP/dpa

World

ACCIDENT

Several dead after plane crashes in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

Eight skydivers had been on board the plane, plus the pilot

Finland

MARITIME DISASTER

Sweden and Estonia begin new investigation of 1994 ferry wreck

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/8/21

A Swedish ship set sail on Thursday towards the site of the accident, and a second from Estonia was scheduled to depart from Tallinn in the evening

Remains of the fuselage of another crashed airplane. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ACCIDENT

Debris found after a Russian plane crashed in the Far East

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/6/21

Citing rescue services, the Interfax agency also reported that all occupants were presumed dead

Finland

ACCIDENTS

Road traffic fatalities in Finland increased in May

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Among those who died, 17 were men and 4 were women.

Finland

MARITIME DISASTER

Investigators to re-examine wreck of Baltic Sea ferry M/S Estonia

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/20/21

Preliminary examinations of the wreck of the M/S Estonia are to take place in July, followed by complex photographic analyses using 3D technology.

A Volvo car crashed in an accident on a dirt road in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC

Road accidents claimed 16 lives in Finland in April

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2

A car crashed in an accident on a dirt road in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC

Deaths in road accidents decreased in the first quarter of the year

The Nomad Today 4/23/21

The number of people killed was 20 lower than in the corresponding period of 2020.

A Tesla electric car charging the batteries. Photo: Pixabay.

World

AUTOPILOT

Two men die in an accident of a Tesla that nobody was driving

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/19/21

Although the Autopilot functions are becoming more powerful over time, they do not currently make a vehicle autonomous.

Lähdenranta school in Espoo. Image: Google Maps.

Finland

ACCIDENT

School-age child killed by truck in Espoo

The Nomad Today 4/17/21

Police expect to question the truck driver and several witnesses on Saturday.

02 April 2021, Taiwan, Hualien: Rescue members of the Keelung City Fire Department search for people who are stranded and injured in compartments after a train carrying 490 people derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan. At least 66 were injured and 48 others were killed, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency. Photo: Keelung City Fire Department/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

DERAILMENT

At least 48 people killed in deadly train accident in eastern Taiwan

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/2/21

The derailment occurred on the first day of a four-day break for Taiwan's annual tomb-sweeping tradition.

FILED - 25 March 2021, Slovenia, Planica: Norway's Daniel Andre Tande crashes during the men's flying hill event at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Planica. Photo: Milos Vujinovic/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Sports

SKI JUMP ACCIDENT

Norwegian ski jumper Tande 'awake' from coma after crash

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/21

The 27-year-old athlete remains at the University Hospital in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

A frozen lake. Photo: Pixabay/file photo.

World

ACCIDENTS

Six men drown in Sweden after falling through ice on lake

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/21

Two men had been fishing on Friday and had not returned from the trip.

Finland

STATISTICS

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Among those who died, nine were men and five were women.

Swedish Queen Silvia. Photo: Victor Ericsson/The Royal Court of Sweden.

World

ACCIDENT

Swedish Queen Silvia breaks wrist after fall at home

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/16/21

The German-born queen, 77, was taken to hospital.

Finland recorded 24 dead and 502 injured in road accidents in July

Many dead in helicopter hard landing in Russia's far east

Police suspect bus driver caused fatal e-scooter accident in Turku

Road accidents claimed 87 lives in the first half of the year

New investigations begun into 1994 Baltic ferry wreck

Austrian train carrying schoolkids crashes into river, injuring 17

Several dead after plane crashes in Sweden

Sweden and Estonia begin new investigation of 1994 ferry wreck

Debris found after a Russian plane crashed in the Far East

Road traffic fatalities in Finland increased in May

Investigators to re-examine wreck of Baltic Sea ferry M/S Estonia

Road accidents claimed 16 lives in Finland in April

Deaths in road accidents decreased in the first quarter of the year

Two men die in an accident of a Tesla that nobody was driving

School-age child killed by truck in Espoo

At least 48 people killed in deadly train accident in eastern Taiwan

Norwegian ski jumper Tande 'awake' from coma after crash

Six men drown in Sweden after falling through ice on lake

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

Swedish Queen Silvia breaks wrist after fall at home

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