EXPO caravan held in Sremska Mitrovica: 'Sometimes big ideas start with a game'
The EXPO caravan program, featuring the Games Pavilion, took place today in Sremska Mitrovica. The event is part of preparations for the upcoming EXPO exhibition.
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The EXPO caravan program, featuring the Games Pavilion, took place today in Sremska Mitrovica. The event is part of preparations for the upcoming EXPO exhibition.
On state road 79 in central Italy, a camper hit a tourist bus, then three cars crashed into them. Six died, 34 were injured.
A head-on collision between a camper and a bus near Lake Ventina in Rieti province killed six and injured 30, three critically.
Six people died and 30 were injured in a head-on collision between a camper and a bus on a highway in the Italian province of Rieti, near Lake Ventina, police said. The dead include two bus drivers, two passengers, and two people in the camper. Three of the injured are in serious condition. Three cars were also involved, one of which overturned. The highway was closed in both directions while the injured were transported and an investigation was carried out. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Nearly 1,000 caravans, motorhomes and tents were found on Karadere beach near Byala, Varna Province. Owners must remove them by August 7 or face fines of €250 to €1,500. A ban on placing structures on sand dunes has been in place since April.
On Saturday evening on the A9 motorway in the German state of Thuringia, a camper driver failed to notice a traffic jam and collided with several vehicles. The chain-reaction crash injured 34 people, including 11 children with special needs and their caregivers. All sustained minor to moderate injuries; none are life-threatening. Nine vehicles were damaged, and material losses are estimated at €350,000. The Berlin-bound lane was closed for 5.5 hours.
At least 34 people, including many children, were injured on Saturday on the A9 motorway in Thuringia, central Germany, when a caravan (trailer) hit several vehicles stopped in a traffic queue. According to German police, the driver of the caravan, which also carried two children, apparently failed to notice the congestion ahead and crashed into the stationary cars. Nine vehicles were heavily damaged, including two minibuses transporting 11 children with special needs and eight caregivers. Material damage is estimated at 350,000 euros. The traffic jam had been caused by an earlier accident in the opposite lane, where a horse trailer overturned.
On Saturday evening on the A9 motorway in Thuringia, Germany, a campervan driver failed to notice a traffic jam and crashed into several vehicles. 34 people were injured, all with minor to moderate injuries.
On the morning of July 24, a camper with Belgrade plates struck a 75-year-old woman on a crosswalk in Ivanjica. The victim was hospitalized; the driver was detained.
Bonnie Charles from the UK quit her job and converted a free old caravan found on Facebook into a mobile nail salon. The renovation and furnishing cost less than £300, electricity is supplied from the main house, avoiding rent and extra utility bills. The salon has become popular with locals.
TechTinyHouse, founded in 2015, uses Swisspacer warm-edge spacers and the Swisspacer Air pressure equalisation system in its mobile tiny houses. This prevents glass unit stress during frequent moves between different climates and altitudes. The houses feature a diagonal load-bearing structure that eliminates traditional walls, providing stability with minimal weight and allowing large glazed areas.
On 19 July at around 4:30 a.m., a storm struck the Lopari and Rapoča campsites on the island of Lošinj. According to firefighters, a waterspout uprooted about fifty pine trees, which fell on cars, caravans and tents. Two injured people were airlifted to the Rijeka Clinical Hospital Centre. Twenty-two firefighters with six vehicles are on site.
Jane, a US resident, sold her nearly 3,200 sq ft house with four bedrooms and four bathrooms and moved into a 400 sq ft tiny house on wheels. The move followed a trip to Mongolia 15 years ago, when she realized she didn't need a large space to be happy. The new home has no traditional closets or dining table: belongings are stored in drawers under the stairs and under the seats of a modular sofa, and a bar counter serves as a table. The house has two lofts and one ground-floor room, which Jane converted into a gym.
On Wednesday evening, a head-on collision occurred between a camper and a passenger car on state road B147 in Herrengasse, Austria. A 20-year-old woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, driving the car, sustained severe injuries and was trapped; firefighters used technical equipment to free her. The 73-year-old German camper driver and two car passengers had minor injuries, while his 63-year-old wife was seriously injured and airlifted to Salzburg hospital. Police are investigating the crash.
Members of the Tango kamperi community carried out a cleanup of the school park in Kolašin. After the action, they symbolically, in a tango embrace and surrounded by bags of collected waste, sent a message that this area deserves to become a preserved space.
A caravan caught fire in Mučići near Šibenik, Croatia, killing one person. The fire started around 14:35 and was contained by 16:30. Police are investigating the cause and the victim's identity.
One person died in a fire in a camper (travel trailer) in Mučići, Brodarice area near Šibenik. The fire broke out around 14:35 and was contained by 16:30. The cause of the fire and the victim's identity are under police investigation.
The Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs of Serbia allocated over 14 million dinars for a mobile support programme for persons with disabilities. Of this amount, 8.5 million dinars were used to purchase a camper that will travel across the country, providing assistance in remote areas. Minister Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski announced the start of operations of the mobile camper of the association 'Zvuci srca Srbija' in Pančevo.
Firefighters on the island of Cres responded to two separate incidents overnight. Around midnight, a fire alarm activated in a building, but no fire hazard was found. Ten minutes later, a call came from Camp Kovačine, where a fallen pine tree blocked the exit of a camper. Three firefighters used chainsaws to remove the tree and free the passage, allowing the occupants to safely exit and re-enter the vehicle.
Over 30,000 motorhomes visit the Scottish Highlands each year, with the Isle of Skye being a mandatory stop for most. Locals, whose economy depends on tourism, face landscape pollution from litter and fecal waste left by irresponsible visitors.
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