This list of traffic collisions records serious road traffic accidents, with multiple fatalities. The list includes notable accidents with at least 10 deaths, which either occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other significance. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to the list of people who died in traffic collisions. This list records crashes from the year 2000. For earlier crashes, see list of traffic collisions (before 2000).
This list of traffic collisions records serious road traffic accidents, with multiple fatalities. The list includes notable accidents with at least 10 deaths, which either occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other significance. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to the list of people who died in traffic collisions. This list records crashes from the year 2000. For earlier crashes, see list of traffic collisions (before 2000).
2000s
2000
January 2 – Peru – A vehicle fell into a ravine in Tutumbaro, killing 29.
January 9 – Peru – A bus fell into the Mantaro River near La Oroya, killing 29 and injuring 23.
January 12 – Brazil – A tourist bus collided with another bus in Santa Catarina, killing 42 and injuring 40.
February 19 – Peru – A bus fell into the Carhuacayán river in Yauli province, killing 35 and injuring 15.
March 2 – Peru – A bus plunged into a ravine near Ocros District, Huamanga, killing 30.
March 29 – Kenya – Two buses collided and overturned near Kericho, killing 74 and injuring 58.
July 7 – Spain – A bus collided head-on with a truck near Soria, killing 27 and injuring 13.
August 28 – Nigeria – Abuja bus crash. A lorry crushed three buses after its brakes failed, rolling backwards into a crowded bus station, killing over 70. Related riots the next day killed four more.
November 5 – Nigeria – Ibadan road tanker explosion. A petrol tanker ploughed into a traffic jam and exploded, killing around 200.
November 13 – Peru – A truck overturned on the Puno-Arequipa highway, killing 27.
December 25 – Philippines – A bus was rear-ended and pushed off a 13-meter embankment by another bus in Bansalan, killing 38.
2001
January 27 – Australia – Gerogery level crossing accident. A car was struck by an XPT service traveling at 160 km/h (99 mph), killing five.
February 12 – Peru – A bus collided with a truck on the Pan-American Highway near Casma, killing 20.
February 16 – Peru – A bus fell into a ravine in Puno Department, killing 20 and injuring 23.
February 28 – United Kingdom – Selby rail crash. A car was driven off the M62 motorway onto railway tracks, causing the derailment of a passenger train and its subsequent collision with a freight train; the latter killed 10 and injured 82.
March 4 – Portugal – Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapse. A bridge across the Douro river collapsed as a bus and three cars were crossing, killing 59.
March 16 – Sudan – A bus collided with a fuel truck in Kosti, killing 21 and injuring 50.
March 19 – Philippines – A diesel tanker crashed into five vehicles before catching fire in Parañaque, killing 14 and injuring three.
March 19 – Philippines – A truck collided with a bus along the North Luzon Expressway in Bocaue, killing 12 and injuring 12.
April 1 – Peru – A bus fell from a bridge in Huamanga province, killing 18 and injuring 46.
June 25 – Tanzania – A truck overturned near Sumbawanga, killing 25 and injuring 30.
August 1 – India – A jeep collided head-on with a bus in Rajasthan, killing 13 and injuring 15.
October 26 – Philippines – A bus hit a crowded house in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, killing 21 and injuring six.
November 18 – Peru – A bus plunged off a ravine near Yanahuanca, killing 24 and injuring 19.
2002
February 2 – Philippines – A bus plunged off a ravine in Bokod, Benguet, killing 12.
February 16 – Peru – A bus overturned on the Ilo-Desaguadero highway, near Mazocruz, killing 22 and injuring 28.
March 13 – Peru – A bus overturned after crashing into a gas station in Chincha, Ica Department, killing 33 and injuring 17.
April 12 – India – A van carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed into a truck in Calcutta, killing 21 and injuring 17.
April 26 – Philippines – A jeepney collided with a bus in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, killing 11 and injuring six.
May 26 – United States – I-40 bridge disaster. A barge collided with a bridge support in Oklahoma, causing a 580 ft (180 m) section of the bridge to plunge into the Arkansas River, killing 14 and injuring 11.
May 27 – Peru – A truck crashed into three houses in Tacna, killing 29 and injuring 11.
July 1 – Hungary – A bus carrying Polish pilgrims slid off a road and overturned near Balatonszentgyorgy, killing 19 and injuring 32.
August 10 – Philippines – A van collided with a speeding truck in Liloy, killing 11 and injuring two.
September 2 – Bolivia – A bus carrying more than 45 passengers slid off a road and plunged 170 meters down a ravine near La Paz, killing 25.
September 15 – Argentina – A bus plunged into a ravine in Catamarca Province, killing 47 and injuring 26.
November 6 – Egypt – A tourist bus carrying 50 people slammed into a truck loaded with rocks between Cairo and Sharm el-Sheikh, killing 27 and injuring 24.
November 24 – Philippines – A bus fell into a creek in Tagkawayan, killing 33 and injuring six.
2003
January 28 – India – A tourist bus collided head-on with a truck in West Bengal, killing 42.
April 13 – Greece – Tempi road accident disaster. An intercity bus carrying 49 students and three accompanying teachers returning from a school trip to Athens collided head-on with a truck in Tempi, killing 21 and injuring 32.
April 27 – Philippines – A jeep hit an oncoming bus on a mountain road in Tagkawayan, causing the bus to plunge into a ravine, killing 11 and injuring 31.
May 1 – South Africa – Sol Plaatje Dam bus crash. A coach drove into the Sol Plaatje Dam at night, killing 51.
June 4 – India – Kasganj level crossing disaster. A bus was hit by a train on an open level crossing in Kasganj, killing 49 and injuring 29.
July 10 – Hong Kong – Tuen Mun Road bus accident. A bus plunged off a bridge following a collision with a lorry, killing 21.
July 16 – United States – Santa Monica Farmers Market crash. An elderly man drove into a farmers' market after hitting another car, killing 10 and injuring 70.
September 22 – Philippines – A bus collided with another bus and a van before plunging into a ravine in Gattaran, killing 14.
September 27 – Philippines – A minibus hit a waiting shed in Mariveles, killing 14.
October 8 – Indonesia – East Java bus crash. A truck collided with a bus head-on near Situbondo, then another truck collided with the rear of the bus which caught fire, killing 54. It was the deadliest road accident in Indonesia's history.
October 10 – Peru – A bus plunged into the Vizcarra River, killing 40.
October 21 – Pakistan – A bus skidded off a bridge and fell into a ditch in Abbottabad, killing 20 and injuring 35.
November 15 – Philippines – A jeepney rammed a truck in Silay, killing 15.
December 16 – Peru – A bus fell into a ravine near Cerro de Pasco, killing 27.
2004
January 31 – Philippines – Two buses collided in Botolan, killing 10.
March 19 – Finland – Konginkangas bus disaster. The trailer of a truck swerved into a bus, killing 23 and injuring 14.
April 11 – United Kingdom – Ingoldmells bus crash. A double-decker bus collided with pedestrians in Ingoldmells, killing five.
May 4 – Burkina Faso – A fuel truck collided with a bus and caught fire in Niangoloko, killing 35.
May 24 – Romania – Mihăilești explosion. A truck loaded with ammonium nitrate rolled over and caught fire before exploding, killing 18 and injuring 13.
June 16 – Pakistan – A bus collided with a truck and plunged from the Kak Pul in Islamabad, killing 40 and injuring 10.
July 9 – Peru – Two buses collided on the Pan-American Highway near Palpa District due to thick fog, killing 37.
August 1 – Peru – A bus plunged into a ravine in Ancash, killing 32 and injuring 15.
August 18 – Iran – Zahedan bus crash. A bus collided with a truck, killing 15 and injuring 20.
October 9 – United States – A tour bus plunged off Interstate 55 in Arkansas, killing 15.
November 6 – United Kingdom – Ufton Nervet rail crash. A train hit a car and derailed, killing seven and injuring 71.
2005
January 10 – India – A bus fell into a canal in Bijapur district, Karnataka, killing 51.
February 3 – India – Nagpur level crossing disaster. A crowded trailer being towed by a tractor was hit by a train, killing 55.
April 2 – Philippines – A bus collided with a jeepney in San Fabian, Pangasinan, killing 18.
April 8 – Zambia – A truck carrying students overturned while descending a hill in Kawambwa, killing 44.
April 27 – Sri Lanka – Polgahawela level crossing accident. A bus was hit by train, killing 41.
May 7 – Peru – A bus fell off a cliff in Corongo province, killing 40 and injuring 18.
May 15 – Vietnam – A bus fell 150 m (490 ft) down ravine after colliding with a motorcycle in Tam Đường, killing 19.
May 21 – Peru – A bus fell into the Mantaro River near Jauja, killing 37 and injuring 24.
May 22 – Philippines – A bus slammed into a roadside boulder in Tuba, Benguet, killing 27.
June 7 – Nepal – Badarmude bus explosion. A bus struck a land mine, killing 38.
September 30 – Poland – A bus carrying high school students collided with a truck and burst into flames in Białystok, killing 12.
October 15 – Peru – A bus fell into the Mantaro River in Izcuchaca, killing 30 .
November 24 – Peru – A bus fell into the Rimac River in Huarochirí province, killing 22 and injuring 20.
2006
January 20 – India – An overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in Rajouri, killing 52 and injuring 15.
February 13 – Peru – A bus crashed into a mountain near Tintay District, killing 28 and injuring 50.
February 17 – Canada – White-out conditions caused a 38-vehicle pileup in Embrun, Ontario, killing five.
February 18 – Australia – Cardross road crash. A car hit a group of pedestrians in Cardross, Victoria, killing six.
February 27 – Peru – A bus plunged into a ravine in Arequipa Department, killing 26 and injuring 12
March 9 – Turkey – A bus carrying about 40 people drove off a road and plunged into the Kelkit River in Tokat Province, killing 16 and injuring 11.
April 17 – Mexico – A bus crashed about 650 ft (200 m) down a ravine and into a stream in Veracruz, killing 57.
May 11 – Philippines – A van collided with a bus in Panabo, killing 11.
June 23 – Egypt – Sinai bus crash. A bus overturned and landed upside down between Nuweiba and Taba, killing 12.
July 5 – Kazakhstan – A bus collided with a truck in Shetskiy district, killing 15.
September 30 – Canada – De la Concorde overpass collapse. A 65 ft (20 m) section of a 3-lane overpass over Autoroute 19 collapsed, killing five and injuring six.
October 26 – Peru – A bus plunged into a ravine in Vitor District, killing 24.
October 28 – Philippines – A dump truck lost its brakes at a downhill curve and crashed into several vehicles and villagers celebrating a religious feast in Makilala, killing 18.
November 13 – South Africa – Faure level crossing accident. A truck carrying workers was hit by a train, killing 19 and injuring six.
December 5 – Peru – A bus traveling plunged into a ravine near Ollachea, killing 45.
December 13 – Peru – A truck and a bus collided in Bagua province, killing 26.