China: Toddler Falls Into Gap Between High-Speed Train and Platform at Nanjing South Station

A toddler accidentally fell into the narrow gap between a high-speed train and the platform at Nanjing South Station in Jiangsu Province, China on Saturday, March 14. According to reports, the train was scheduled to stop for only five minutes, but police officers acted quickly, reaching into the gap to rescue the toddler in time.

China: Mother Protects Her Kids From Leaking Gas Cylinder In Hengshui, Hebei

On April 3, 2023, a mother and her two children found themselves in a sudden perilous situation where a gas cylinder fell from a vendor's cart with the valve open outside a fruit shop in Hengshui, Hebei. The security camera footage shows the mother swiftly pulling her children into the shop for safety as the gas gushes out of the cylinder. Fortunately, the gas tank was taken by a police officer and the possible explosion was prevented.

8 killed, 23 injured in Pakistan's Punjab road accident

STORY: 8 killed, 23 injured in Pakistan's Punjab road accident DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Eight people were killed and 23 others injured in a collision between two passenger buses in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan's east Punjab province on Monday, local reports said. The accident happened due to low visibility in dense fog in the area, as a result, the bus drivers could not judge the other vehicle coming from opposite directions, the reports added. The bus heading towards the southern port city of Karachi from northwest Peshawar city had a head-on collision with the other one running for Rajanpur, on the Indus highway connecting the south, east, and north of the country, said the reports. The injured people including women and kids were shifted to a nearby hospital where several of them are said to be in critical condition. Chief Minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi expressed

Kids enjoy play at nuke disaster-hit Fukushima park

Kids enjoy play at nuke disaster-hit Fukushima park

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergarten children enjoy new playground equipment at a municipal park in Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 1, 2014, following the removal of an evacuation order imposed in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Some 40 kindergartners were invited before the full reopening of the park next spring.

Kids enjoy new playground tool at Fukushima park

Kids enjoy new playground tool at Fukushima park

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergarten pupils enjoy playing with a new tool at a municipal park in Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 1, 2014, following the removal of an evacuation order imposed in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Some 40 kindergartners were invited before the full reopening of the park next spring.

8 killed, 32 injured in south Pakistan's road accident

STORY: 8 killed, 32 injured in south Pakistan's road accident DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:42 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Eight people were killed and 32 others were injured when a passenger coaster turned turtle in Pakistan's south Sindh province on Tuesday, local reports said. The incident happened when the vehicle's driver lost control of it while negotiating a sharp turn shortly before reaching the toll plaza in the Sukkur district of the province, the reports said. The van fell into a ditch after going out of the driver's control, which resulted in fatalities and serious injuries to the passengers. The wounded commuters were shifted to a nearby hospital. The deceased included four women and two kids. They were on their way to Sindh's capital city Karachi from the country's north Swat district, the reports said. Several passengers got stranded in the van after the accident, and personnel from the Pakistani army w

18 killed in SW Pakistan's road accident

STORY: 18 killed in SW Pakistan's road accident DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Eighteen people were killed when a passenger coaster fell into a ravine in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, local media reports and officials said. The coaster carrying some 25 people was on its way to Zhob district of the province when the accident took place in Killa Saifullah area, local media reported. The Deputy Commissioner of the Killa Saifullah Muhammad Qasim told media that the accident happened when the driver of the vehicle lost control while negotiating a sharp turn. Several people got critically injured in the accident and have been shifted to a nearby hospital, he said. Several women, kids and the van driver were among those killed. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

Japan urged to expand kids' thyroid checks after Fukushima crisis

Japan urged to expand kids' thyroid checks after Fukushima crisis

Alex Rosen of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War calls on Japan at a press conference in Berlin on March 3, 2015, to widen health checks for children for possible thyroid gland cancer following the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. Medical checkups for the purpose have so far been limited to children in Fukushima, but the German pediatrician urged Japan to expand them to adjacent prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Story of boy killed in 1985 JAL crash resonates with kids, parents

Story of boy killed in 1985 JAL crash resonates with kids, parents

Mikiko Ishihara, 41, stands behind her son Shugo (R), 7, at the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in Gunma Prefecture on July 21, 2018. Ishihara was a classmate of Ken Miyajima, who died in the accident at age 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Father who lost 3 kids in fatal accident wants tough penalty

Father who lost 3 kids in fatal accident wants tough penalty

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami, the father of three children who drowned in a car accident in August last year, speaks to reporters after testifying at the Fukuoka District Court on Sept. 4 in the trial of a 23-year-old man who was allegedly drunk when his car hit Ogami's vehicle from behind on a bridge, causing it to plunge into the sea. Ogami, 34, tearfully condemned the defendant, Futoshi Imabayashi, a former employee of Fukuoka city. (Kyodo)

Drunk driver given 7 1/2-year term for accident killing 3 kids

Drunk driver given 7 1/2-year term for accident killing 3 kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami (R) and his wife Kaori, whose three children were killed in a car accident on Aug. 25, 2006, speak at a news conference in Fukuoka on Jan. 8 after the Fukuoka District Court sentenced former Fukuoka City official Futoshi Imabayashi to seven and a half years in prison over the accident. Imabayashi was driving drunk when he crashed into a sport utility vehicle carrying Ogami's five family members. At left is a picture of Ogami's killed three children. (Kyodo)

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

Photo taken on June 28, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a traffic accident earlier in the day in the Chiba Prefecture city of Yachimata, eastern Japan, in which a truck driven by a drunk man crashed into elementary school pupils, killing two and leaving three others seriously injured.

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

Photo taken on June 28, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a traffic accident earlier in the day in the Chiba Prefecture city of Yachimata, eastern Japan, in which a truck driven by a drunk man crashed into elementary school pupils, killing two and leaving three others seriously injured.

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

2 kids killed after being hit by truck near Tokyo

Photo taken on June 28, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a traffic accident earlier in the day in the Chiba Prefecture city of Yachimata, eastern Japan, in which a truck driven by a drunk man crashed into elementary school pupils, killing two and leaving three others seriously injured.

Japanese disaster-affected kids in Italy

Japanese disaster-affected kids in Italy

ROME, Italy - Children mainly from northeastern Japan who temporarily fell ill as a result of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant arrive at an international airport in Rome on July 27, 2011, to spend the summer with host families in Italy. (Kyodo)

Driver 'dozing off' before accident killing 6 kids

Driver 'dozing off' before accident killing 6 kids

KANUMA, Japan - Masato Shibata, a truck driver arrested over a fatal accident in which six children died, walks out of a police station in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 19, 2011, before being sent to a prosecutors office. Shibata told the police that he fell asleep behind the steering wheel before his truck ran into elementary school students on their way to school the previous day. (Kyodo)

Kids enjoy new playground tool at Fukushima park

Kids enjoy new playground tool at Fukushima park

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergarten pupils enjoy playing with a new tool at a municipal park in Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 1, 2014, following the removal of an evacuation order imposed in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Some 40 kindergartners were invited before the full reopening of the park next spring. (Kyodo)