Romanian police car overturns and catches fire during pursuit, injuring two officers
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Romanian police are investigating after a police car overturned and caught fire during a pursuit in Mangalia, injuring two officers, Europol confirmed on Thursday.
The incident occurred as officers chased a car driving erratically through Pecineaga, according to local reports. The police vehicle overturned and ignited, prompting Europol to issue a statement emphasizing the risks of high-speed pursuits.
In a separate case in Dublin, gardaí are preparing to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) regarding the death of Frank Daly, an 85-year-old man struck by a Bus Éireann bus on North Earl Street on February 5. Three others, including the bus driver, were hospitalized. Det. Insp. Ken Hoare told Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Thursday that the file was complete but awaited a forensic collision report before submission. The coroner granted a six-month adjournment. Daly’s cause of death was recorded as multi-organ and musculoskeletal injuries with a torn aorta. He had worked for *The Irish Times* for over 45 years until retiring in 2002.
Also in Dublin, a file has been sent to the DPP over the death of Paul Butler, 51, following an interaction with gardaí on O’Connell Street in August 2025, *The Irish Times* reported.
In Syria, a police investigator has been detained and referred for prosecution after slapping a detainee with hemophilia, who later died from a brain hemorrhage. Mohammad Ghamira, 29, a White Helmets volunteer, died on Sunday. Syria’s Interior Ministry stated that investigator Ahmad Jawad violated conduct rules prohibiting abusive treatment. Two other officers are under investigation but not currently facing prosecution. Ghamira’s wife had twice warned authorities of his condition, according to the ministry’s investigation.
In Vietnam, public outrage has grown over the 2025 death of Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy, 18, who was struck by a BMW driven by former Communist Party politician Nguyen Sy Cuong. Security footage allegedly shows Cuong and a female passenger—resembling his wife, Culture Minister Lam Thi Phuong Thanh—flee the scene without aiding the victims. Authorities have since stationed guards at the accident site, known as "Tree 55," to prevent further memorials.
In Spain, unions including CCOO and UGT demanded answers after an explosion at a fuel storage facility in Telde, Gran Canaria, killed one worker and injured two others on August 5. The unions criticized the lack of transparency, noting it took an hour to rescue two trapped workers, one of whom remains hospitalized. They called for a review of safety protocols and public explanations from the companies involved, DISA and Nervion Industries.
In Germany, a crash involving eight teenagers in a car driven by a 15-year-old left two dead and six seriously injured in the Wetteraukreis region of Hesse, police confirmed on Thursday.
In Finland, an ambulance on an emergency call collided with a private car in Vaasa at 14:05 local time. No injuries were reported, and the patient was transferred to another ambulance to continue to the hospital, according to rescue services. The cause remains under police investigation.
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