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UK: Air Ambulance Called to Serious Crash Blocking M25 in Surrey

A serious collision on the M25 highway near Godstone, Surrey caused major traffic disruption on Tuesday, with the UK's busiest highway blocked in both directions as police, fire trucks, ambulances, and an air ambulance responded to the scene. Drivers were stranded in scorching heat as temperatures approached 30°C (86°F), with significant delays stretching across the M25 and M26 corridor before traffic was released shortly before noon.

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[Breaking News]Tea-leaf spill causes multi-vehicle crash in eastern Japan, kills 1

SANO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tea leaves scattered on a road in Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 4, 2026. The tea leaves spilled from a moving truck on the road, causing drivers of vehicles behind it to lose control and leading to a multi-vehicle crash resulting in the death of one man. (Kyodo)

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Tea-leaf spill causes multi-vehicle crash in eastern Japan, kills 1

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tea leaves scattered on a road in Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 4, 2026. The tea leaves spilled from a moving truck on the road, causing drivers of vehicles behind it to lose control and leading to a multi-vehicle crash resulting in the death of one man.

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Brazil: Pilot Killed After Advertising Plane Crashes Off Copacabana Beach

A pilot was killed on Saturday, December 27, when a Cessna 170A banner-towing aircraft crashed into the sea off Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Air Force has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash involving the advertising plane. This video shows a rescue helicopter flying over Copacabana Beach after the accident.

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Small plane crashes in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2025, shows a suspected site of a small aircraft crash in a mountainous area in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where police later found three people dead near wreckage.

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows a rescuer transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers checking the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Helicopter Crash Wreckage Found In South Kalimantan - Indonesia

- This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening. The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. Photo by Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bajaur Helicopter Crash Reports from Pakistan

This photo taken with mobile phone shows people inspecting debris of a crashed helicopter in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Aug. 15, 2025. A rescue helicopter carrying relief goods to flood-affected areas crashed in the country's northwest province on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, officials said. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bajaur Helicopter Crash Reports from Pakistan

This photo taken with mobile phone shows debris of a crashed helicopter in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Aug. 15, 2025. A rescue helicopter carrying relief goods to flood-affected areas crashed in the country's northwest province on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, officials said. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bajaur Helicopter Crash Reports from Pakistan

This photo taken with mobile phone shows debris of a crashed helicopter in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Aug. 15, 2025. A rescue helicopter carrying relief goods to flood-affected areas crashed in the country's northwest province on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, officials said. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bajaur Helicopter Crash Reports from Pakistan

This photo taken with mobile phone shows people gathering at the helicopter crash site in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Aug. 15, 2025. A rescue helicopter carrying relief goods to flood-affected areas crashed in the country's northwest province on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, officials said. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Ministers Among Eight Killed in Helicopter Crash - Ghana

Soldiers carry a coffin of the deceased at the Air Force Base in Accra, Ghana, on August 6, 2025. The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, chief of staff at the Presidency, announced at a press briefing. Photo by The Presidency of the Republic of Ghana/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Ministers Among Eight Killed in Helicopter Crash - Ghana

Soldiers carry a coffin of the deceased at the Air Force Base in Accra, Ghana, on August 6, 2025. The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, chief of staff at the Presidency, announced at a press briefing. Photo by The Presidency of the Republic of Ghana/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Ministers Among Eight Killed in Helicopter Crash - Ghana

Soldiers carry a coffin of the deceased at the Air Force Base in Accra, Ghana, on August 6, 2025. The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, chief of staff at the Presidency, announced at a press briefing. Photo by The Presidency of the Republic of Ghana/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Bus-truck head-on crash on highway

AWA, Japan, July 15 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2025, shows the site of a head-on collision earlier in the day between a bus and a truck on a highway in Awa, in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima, that left the truck driver and a bus passenger dead and over 10 others injured. (Kyodo)

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Bus-truck head-on crash on highway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2025, shows the site of a head-on collision earlier in the day between a bus and a truck on a highway in Awa, in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima, that left the truck driver and a bus passenger dead and over 10 others injured.

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Bus-truck head-on crash on highway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2025, shows the site of a head-on collision earlier in the day between a bus and a truck on a highway in Awa, in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima, that left the truck driver and a bus passenger dead and over 10 others injured.

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Bus-truck head-on crash on highway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2025, shows the site of a head-on collision earlier in the day between a bus and a truck on a highway in Awa, in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima, that left the truck driver and a bus passenger dead and over 10 others injured.

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Bus-truck head-on crash on highway

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2025, shows the site of a head-on collision earlier in the day between a bus and a truck on a highway in Awa, in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima, that left the truck driver and a bus passenger dead and over 10 others injured.

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SDF trainer jet crashes

INUYAMA, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an oil slick on a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 14, 2025, after an Air Self-Defense Force trainer jet with two personnel crashed earlier in the day shortly after takeoff from Komaki Air Base, also in the prefecture. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on May 14, 2025, after an Air Self-Defense Force training jet with two personnel aboard crashed into a reservoir in Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, earlier in the day.(Kyodo)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

Wreckage of the two helicopters are transferred out from the forest - OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

Wreckage of the two helicopters are transferred out from the forest - OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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HELICOPTER - CRASH - EURA - FINLAND

OTKES, Safety Investigation Authority of Finland, published on May 19, 2025 pictures from crash site from Eura, southwest Finland where two civilian helicopters collided and crashed shortly after midday on Saturday. Five people died in the accident. One of the helicopters is registered in Estonia and the other in Austria. BEST QUALITY FROM SOURCE LEHTIKUVA / HANDOUT / OTKES - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Otkes/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US: Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River, Killing Six Onboard

On Thursday, April 10, a sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River in New York, killing all six people onboard, among them a Spanish family with three children. The video shows emergency responders on the Jersey City waterfront after the incident.

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Six Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River - NYC

Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter crash on Hudson River, in proximity to Hoboken, New Jersey, the United States, April 10, 2025. A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River around Pier 40 in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday afternoon killing all the six people on board, said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference. Included were one pilot, two adults and three children, according to Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). She said four people were announced deceased on scene and another two didn't survive at hospital. Photo by Zack Zhang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Medical transport helicopter crash in Japan

Photo taken April 10, 2025, at a port in Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows a salvaged medical transport helicopter that crashed off neighboring Nagasaki Prefecture on April 6, killing three of the six people aboard.

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Medical transport helicopter crash in Japan

Photo taken April 10, 2025, at a port in Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows a salvaged medical transport helicopter that crashed off neighboring Nagasaki Prefecture on April 6, killing three of the six people aboard.

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Medical transport helicopter crash in Japan

Photo taken April 10, 2025, at a port in Karatsu in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows a salvaged medical transport helicopter that crashed off neighboring Nagasaki Prefecture on April 6, killing three of the six people aboard.

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Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in South Korea

An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows firefighters and rescuers working at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash accident in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea's southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in South Korea

An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows firefighters and rescuers working at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash accident in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea's southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in South Korea

An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows firefighters and rescuers working at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash accident in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea's southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in South Korea

An aerial drone photo taken on March 26, 2025 shows firefighters and rescuers working at the site of a firefighting helicopter crash accident in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea's southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency. Photo by NEWSIS via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Recovery Efforts Continue After Plane Crash Near Washington, D.C.

The recovery effort continued Thursday morning, January 30, following the deadly midair collision and crash of an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport the night before. The American Airlines flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board. The Army helicopter was carrying 3 soldiers. All 67 people aboard the aircraft were killed.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 6

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board. This video captures search and rescue efforts near the crash site, which continued into the following morning.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 4

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board.

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US: Passenger Flight Collides With Army Helicopter Near Reagan National Airport 5

An American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, January 29, killing all 67 people on board. The AA flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas, and had 60 passengers and 4 crew members on board.

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Defense Secretary as he speak about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speak about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

US President Donald Trump departs after speaking about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump about plane crash - Washington

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L to R) listen as US President Donald Trump speaks about a collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on January 30, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM