Portal:Current events/2018 August 14
August 14, 2018 (Tuesday)
Disasters and accidents
- The Ponte Morandi viaduct collapses on the A10 motorway in Genoa, Italy. 22 people have been reported dead, including a child, at least 13 others are seriously injured and 10 are missing. 35 cars and three heavy vehicles were involved in the accident. (TGCom)
- A road accident in Quito, Ecuador involving a bus and a truck leaves 23 dead and 14 others injured. (CNN en Español)
Law and crime
- 2018 Westminster attack
- A man in his twenties is arrested near the Palace of Westminster in London after a Ford Fiesta hit pedestrians, cyclists and a barrier. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Stand-your-ground law in Florida
- Michael Drejka is charged with manslaughter by Florida's state attorney after a reversal of an earlier decision by police not to charge him. The case stems from a controversial video that shows Drejka shooting a black man and claiming self defense over a handicapped parking space. (NBC)