Disaster and Emergency

A severe allergic reaction to nuts has claimed the life of a teenage girl celebrating her high school formal.Alyssa West, known as Aly, was given CPR and rushed to hospital, but…

A firefighting aircraft has crashed while battling a blaze in WA’s Great Southern.The 737 air tanker is understood to have come down in an area between Albany and Esperance…

A man has been pulled unresponsive from a Gold Coast backpackers resort having been underwater for more than two minutes.The 29-year-old man has been has been taken to hospital in…

A truck driver has died when his heavy vehicle crashed through a safety barrier and down an embankment in the Perth Hills on Thursday, in what was a devastating day on WA roads.Two…

A teen girl has died in the first fatal shark attack in the Swan River in a century.Police had been called to the Fremantle traffic bridge in Fremantle following reports of a…

A 14-year-old boy died after suffering a cardiac arrest while riding a bull at a rodeo for the first time, officials and his family said.The rider, identified by event organisers…

A US woman who became paralysed after falling from her wheelchair while boarding a flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last year has died.In February 2021,…

A dog attack involving a family pet has killed a four-year-old girl in England.The toddler was attacked in a back garden in Milton Keynes at about 5pm (GMT) on Tuesday.The attack…

The heartbroken family of a Sydney boy tragically found dead in the back seat of his family’s car is now coming to grips with their nightmare reality, as new details on the child’s…

A 42m-high inflatable dome used in the construction of a cement storage silo in Adelaide has collapsed as strong winds ripped through parts of the city.The Hallett Group says no…