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Tag: accident
‘American Horror Story’ actor Ben Woolf dies
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that he had been hit by a car’s side mirror in an accident on Thursday night in Hollywood. – Woolf was 34 years old.
Death Toll Rises To at Least 70 in Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The…
Death Toll Rises To at Least 70 in Bangladesh Ferry Disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The…
Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria
ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army rescued its guards and removed remains from the Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria, which had been besieged by Islamic State militants, the prime minister…
16 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
In August, there was another deadly ferry accident in the same river.
Horror bus crash leaves nine dead in India
Jayshree Kisawat, a magistrate in Dhar district where the accident happened, told CNN the bus had attempted to take a sharp turn on a narrow road when it lost control,…
Fatal Accidents as a Global Health Crisis
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 16, 2015 Jeremy N. Smith – The World Bank has made reducing transport deaths a major investment priority, and Michael Bloomberg…
Hong Kong Ferry Captain Sentenced to 8 Years in Deadly Collision
HONG KONG — The captain of a ferry involved in Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime accident in more than four decades was found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter Monday and…
10-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Sister With Deputy Dad’s Gun
Police say the 10-year-old daughter of a California sheriff’s lieutenant shot her younger sister with their father’s gun in an apparent accident. – Information from: The Fresno Bee, http://www.fresnobee.com
Hong Kong Ferry Captain Guilty of Manslaughter in Collision That Left 39 Dead
HONG KONG — The captain of a ferry that collided with another passenger vessel in 2012, leaving 39 people dead in Hong Kong’s worst maritime accident in decades, was found…
Closing arguments in trial of Costa Concordia captain
Schettino, who was the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship when it crashed into the rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio, in January 2012, is facing 26 years…
Train Carrying Fuel Derails, Catches Fire In Iowa
(Updates with number of train cars on fire) Feb 4 (Reuters) – Eleven railway cars carrying ethanol fuel derailed on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, and…
A Family Divided Over An Unsolved Murder (VIDEO)
More than five years ago, 40-year-old Shannon was found dead in her car at the bottom of a cliff. Highway Patrol initially ruled her death as a tragic accident. Two…
Worker Dies On Taiwan Film Lot To Be Used For Scorsese Movie
A worker was killed in an accident Thursday at a Taiwanese film lot during preparations for the shooting of a new Martin Scorsese movie, media reports said. – The website…
Space Shuttle Columbia Fast Facts
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board determined that the cause of the accident was a piece of insulating foam that broke off and struck a hole in the leading edge of…
2 Marines die as helicopter crashes in Southern California
“Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the two Marines we lost in this tragic accident,” Maj. Gen. Michael Rocco said Friday. The names of the Marines…
Harry Reid To Undergo Eye Surgery Following Exercise Accident
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s office says he will undergo surgery on his right eye next week following an injury sustained in an exercise accident on New Year’s Day. –…
NKOTB, TLC, Nelly announce summer tour
And we ain't done yet.. #TheMainEvent #NKOTB2015 pic.twitter.com/bCCufvbfC1 – The third member of the multiplatinum group, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, was killed in a car accident in 2002.
Harry Reid Returns To Capitol After Exercise Injury
Sen. Harry Reid has returned to the U.S. Capitol after missing the first two weeks of the new session with major injuries from an exercise accident. – Reid aides said…
Fukushima Worker Dies After Falling Into Water Storage Tank
A worker at Japan’s wrecked nuclear power plant died after falling into a water storage tank, the latest in a growing number of accidents at the site still struggling to…
10 dead after prison bus collides with train
The accident occurred when the bus “left the roadway” and collided with a train The bus was traveling from a prison facility in Abilene to one in El Paso, the…
Massive chain-reaction accident closes I-94 in Michigan
The accident happened Friday morning on Interstate 94, west of Battle Creek. Police said weather played a role by causing whiteout conditions and a slippery roadway. Police said almost 200…
Bono says he’s worried that he may never play guitar again
Bono has shared with fans that recovery from an accident has been slow going and that he’s worried he may never play guitar again. The U2 frontman underwent hours of…
Turn signal lever stuck in Illinois man’s arm for 51 years
He was driving his tan Thunderbird to work one morning in July 1963 when he crashed, an accident so bad that the local radio station reported it as a fatality,…