Two international news
KATHMANDU: Two international news stories below.
1 killed, 1 seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash in western Melbourne
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Melbourne’s western suburbs on Thursday night, police said Friday.
Officers responded to reports of a crash in Laverton North, 15 km west of central Melbourne, shortly after 10 p.m. local time, police said in a statement.
It was believed a black utility vehicle collided with a silver car at a major intersection before hitting a traffic signal pole and a third stationary vehicle.
A rear passenger in the utility vehicle died at the scene and the driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Footage from the scene captured by television news crews showed the black utility vehicle sheared in half and mounted on top of the vehicle that was stationary.
Addressing reporters at the scene on Friday morning, Detective Sergeant Mark Amos said that investigators believe one of the vehicles involved in the initial collision was speeding, and the other had traveled through a red light.
“One of those cars was traveling at a substantial amount of speed to do that amount of damage,” he said.
Amos said it took the road death toll in the state of Victoria so far in 2025 to 42, up from 32 at the same time in 2024.
“That’s six deaths every week,” he said.
“People don’t need to die on our roads and until we start taking this seriously, it’s just going to be a regular occurrence and it’s not right and it needs to stop.”
Detectives from the major crash unit were investigating the crash.
4 killed, 2 under cardiac arrest in S. Korea’s construction site fire
Four people were killed and two others were left in cardiac arrest after fire broke out at a construction site in South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan on Friday, multiple media outlets said.
The fire broke out at about 10:51 a.m. local time (0151 GMT) at a hotel construction site in Busan, some 325 km southeast of the capital Seoul.
Among six people going into cardiac arrest, four people were confirmed dead later.
Earlier reports said eight people were in cardiac arrest in the fire.
Before the fire outbreak, 10 workers were working inside the building.
The fire was believed to have started from insulation materials loaded near a swimming pool on the first floor.
