Twin fire tragedies in India shine light on lax attitudes, poor awareness of safety rules
Preliminary investigations have thrown up a slew of safety violations at both the gaming arcade and the hospital.
Accident
28 dead, 22 injured as Quetta-bound bus falls into ravine in Balochistan’s Washuk
The accident occurred when a tyre of the vehicle burst, which led to it crashing into a hill and then plunging into a ravine.
Copter tragedy: Full report to be released tomorrow, says Communications Minister
On April 23, 10 personnel were killed when two naval helicopters crashed in Lumut while conducting a third rehearsal for a flypast in conjunction with the 90th Naval Day.
SQ321 injuries likely caused by rapid changes in G-force, 178ft drop over 4.6sec
Initial findings showed that passengers had only eight seconds to react after pilots turned on the “fasten seat belt” sign before the aircraft was hit by severe turbulence.
‘I just want to go home’: What the SQ321 turbulence incident left in its wake one week on
Ms Karen Archer, a 64-year-old Briton, is unsure what treatment she will need in the coming weeks, but doctors hope to remove her neck and body brace some time in July and get her…
Worst injuries include possible paralysis: Thai doctors treating SQ321 passengers
While all patients at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital are in stable condition, recovery could be weeks or even years, said Dr Krittanai Thangsakul, who was in charge of treating…
Indian worker’s family was in Singapore on holiday when he was killed by toxic fumes at PUB plant
Mr Sivaraman, who was a cleaning operations manager, was discovered unconscious at the PUB facility on May 23 at around 11.15am. He was pronounced dead at the hospital later that…
All SQ321 crew members have returned to Singapore: Singapore Airlines
In its latest update on May 27, the national carrier said that as at 4.30pm, 52 passengers who were on board SQ321 were still in Bangkok, including 34 in hospital.
Violation found in South Korean soldier’s death during training exercise
The trainee soldier died Saturday, May 25, while being treated at a civilian hospital, two days after collapsing at a unit in Inje, Gangwon Province, at around 5:20 p.m. on…
Death of newborns: Delhi health minister suspects oxygen cylinder burst at health facility
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also noted that the registration of the medical centre had expired in March and its renewal was pending.