A large fuel tanker erupted in flames August 16, 2025 at the intersection of Fondren and U.S. 90 Alternate in Houston, Texas. Officials confirmed the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck was carrying roughly 8,800 gallons of fuel at the time of the...
A Cessna 172L Skyhawk (N2860Q) went down August 14, 2025 in open-field terrain near Southeast 120th Street and Burk Road in northern Cotton County, southeast of Lawton. Authorities confirmed the pilot was the sole occupant and died on impact, and the...
A flight instructor and student were hospitalized after their Cessna 172L Skyhawk (N7205Q) went down in a wooded area just west of Space Coast Regional Airport around 2:13 p.m. on August 15, 2025, according to Titusville officials. First responders from Titusville...
A freight train struck the trailer of a stalled 18-wheeler on August 15, 2025. The collision occurred at the railroad crossing of FM 314 and State Highway 31 around midday Friday, temporarily shutting down both roads, officials said. Brownsboro Fire Rescue reported...
A chain-reaction crash on August 13, 2025 involving five 18-wheelers brought traffic to a standstill Wednesday morning in eastern Grayson County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, two semi-trucks were stopped and waiting to turn on the southbound...
Three people were hurt in a two-boat crash at about 3:40 p.m. on August 13, 2025 on Lake of the Ozarks. The collision occurred near the 39-mile marker of the Osage Arm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers report a 2018 MTI 48 heading eastbound...
A fire broke out aboard the ultra-large containership Marie Maersk while the vessel was sailing off the coast of Liberia on August 13, 2025. Crew members reported smoke from deck containers, activated onboard firefighting systems, and diverted toward shore for...
Three boaters from North Carolina were injured when a 1987 Cobalt reportedly exploded at Table Rock Lake near Big M Marina around 3:36 p.m. on August 12, 2025. Early reports suggest gasoline vapors in the engine space ignited when the operator tried to start the...
On the afternoon of August 12, 2025, a Union Pacific freight train derailed near Gordon, Texas, in Palo Pinto County. The incident, which occurred around 2:00 p.m. along the Coalville Road Bridge just north of I-20, resulted in a pileup involving approximately 35...
A small turboprop aircraft carrying four people crashed at Kalispell City Airport on the afternoon of August 11, 2025, after the pilot reportedly lost control during an attempted landing. The crash ignited multiple fires and damaged several parked aircraft on the...