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One killed in two-vehicle accident this morning in Vernon Parish
Alexandria Daily Town Talk - State Police Troop E is investigating a two-vehicle accident reported 6:30 a.m. today on LA Hwy. 184 in Vernon Parish. One fatality has been reported, according to Sgt. Greg Pharis with Troop E. The accident was still under investigation this morning

Two die in Jet Ski accident on Lake Ellen
Tallahassee Democrat - A Perry woman and a teenager died Thursday night in a boating accident at Lake Ellen in Wakulla County, Capt. Leroy Alderson of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. Zoe Rene Stoyer, 46, and Sarah Pomeroy, 14, were riding on a

One Dead In Crash On I-57
WBBM - OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) — One person was reportedly killed early Saturday in a rollover accident on I-57 around 167th Street in the south suburbs. According to an Illinois State Police District Chicago trooper, there may have been three vehicles

Shiloh man dies in I-64 accident
News-Democrat - Heavy rainfall may have been a factor in a crash that claimed a motorist’s life Friday after he lost control of his pickup truck, crossed the median and hit two westbound vehicles on Interstate 64. Don Sanford Jr., 33, of Shiloh, died after the crash

Motorcyclist dies in crossing arm accident
News-Leader.com - Eastbound traffic on James River Expressway at U.S. 65 was halted for a couple of hours Friday at the scene of a fatal accident, Springfield police said. Officials said two men on motorcycles were eastbound on the expressway at about 11:13 a.m

Eatery cleared in accident
Detroit News - ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will take no action against a restaurant that served Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock before the drunken-driving accident that led to his death. In a report released Friday, the division

Barre man dead after motorcycle accident
WCAX - EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A 25-year-old Barre man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on Vermont Route 14 in East Montpelier. The Vermont State Police says that Nathan Cox was headed northbound when he tried to pass a car

Two arrested for OUI after one-car accidents
Sentinel & Enterprise - Ferguson wrote when he arrived at the accident that he saw “substantial passenger-side and front-end damage” and three deployed air bags. When Harris exited the car, he fell onto the road, according to the report. But Ferguson wrote that when he

Sahib Singh Verma, former Delhi CM, dies in road accident
New Kerala - Alwar/New Delhi, June 30: Former Delhi chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Sahib Singh Verma was killed in a road accident on the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Rajasthan when a truck crashed into his car. Verma’s driver and

Fatal Accident In Grant Co.
WCPO - The Easter Seals’ Youth Zone provides free services to job seekers between the ages of 14-years and 21-years-old. The expansion adds space and 10 more computers to handle the growing number of people who use the center’s services. Since its opening

Delays possible after fatal accident at U.S. 65, James River
Springfield News-Leader - Springfield police are reporting a fatality accident at the intersection of U.S. 65 an James River Expressway. Details on the crash are not yet available, but police are warning of delays for at least five hours as eastbound traffic on the expressway

Driver injured in Thursday accident in serious condition
Globe Gazette - MASON CITY The driver of an SUV involved in a one-vehicle accident that injured five people was reported in serious condition at a Rochester, Minn., hospital today. Steven Schmidt, 17, Nora Springs, was taken to St. Marys Hospital following the

Accident Closes Portion Of Route 25 In Gorham
WMTW - GORHAM, Maine — Police have told News 8 that emergency responders are at the scene of a car accident on Route 25 in Gorham. They are advising people to avoid Route 25 between Dow Road and Wood Street. Refresh this page frequently for updates. We

Driver, 91, dies after an accident on I-93
Boston Globe - Cecelia Sullivan, 91, loved to play bridge. She drove 23 miles from her bridge club in Braintree to her home in Foxborough once or twice a week for nearly 40 years, usually late at night, her family said yesterday. But tragedy struck about 11:15 p.m

Accident snarls traffic on S. Webster, E. Mason
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Power lines were down and traffic was snarled this morning at the intersection of South Webster Avenue and East Mason Street on Green Bay s near east side after a vehicle struck a power pole at about 10 a.m. Crews from Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Car Accident Closes Part Of Route 25 In Gorham
WCSH - GORHAM (NEWS CENTER) — Cumnerland County officials have shut down part of Route 25 in Gorham becuase of a bad car accident. They say a section of the road will remain closed for several hours. The accident happened shortly before 2:00 this afternoon

Fairport offices close in memory of accident victims
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (June 29, 2007) The Fairport School District announced it will close all its schools and offices, and will cancel all district programs on Monday out of respect for the families and friends who have been touched by the deaths of the five recent

M4 tops accident blackspot list
BBC News - The A417 northbound from Birdip to The Air Balloon, Crickley Hill, has seen 17 incidents since New Year’s Day, traffic information service Keep Moving said. Since January, more than 2,600 accidents have occurred on 38 principal roads in the region

Teen hospitalized after tubing accident dies
Missoulian - KALISPELL - A 14-year-old boy who nearly drowned in a tubing accident on the Stillwater River died early Saturday, hospital officials said. Andy Irvine, the son of Kalispell Fire Department chaplain Hal Irvine, had been in critical condition at

U.S. importer seeks govt. help in tire recall
Reuters - The New Jersey importer, Foreign Tire Sales, has told U.S. safety officials the tires were sold under the names Westlake, Telluride Compass and YKS, according to lawyers representing families of people involved in a car accident blamed on the tires. U

China-Made Tires Are Subject Of Lawsuit After Fatal Accident
Wall Street Journal - A recent lawsuit arising from a fatal auto accident in Pennsylvania is pointing toward another potentially hazardous Chinese import, this time tires. The accident occurred last August, when a steel-belted radial on a cargo van carrying four

North Huntingdon woman killed in single-car accident
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - A 19-year-old woman was killed Sunday in Penn Township when the car she was driving rolled over after leaving the road. Sarah L. Budd, of Quarter Horse Drive in North Huntingdon, died at Mercy Hospital Sunday from a head wound she suffered after

BREAKING NEWS: Second Woodlands man’s death ruled accident
North Channel Sun - Almost a year after Jim Sicotte’s body and burned car were found wedged in a forestry enclave of the Timber Lakes/Timber Ridge subdivision, his death was ruled by investigators as an accident. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office detectives announced

Accident Raises Safety Concerns On Chinese Tires
Wall Street Journal - A fatal auto accident in Pennsylvania has stirred concerns about another potentially hazardous Chinese product in wide use in the U.S.: tires. About 450,000 Chinese-made tires sold in the U.S. — and possibly many more — may lack an important safety

BBC criticised in Hammond accident report
Daily Telegraph - The BBC failed to ensure that Richard Hammond was properly prepared for a high-speed stunt in which he almost died , according to an official inquiry. Hammond was left with a serious head injury after the crash but has made a full recovery The

Twenty killed in Tanzania minibus, lorry accident
Reuters - NAIROBI, June 24 (Reuters) - Twenty people were killed after a minibus and a lorry transporting sand collided in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha, police said on Sunday. All the dead were in the minibus when the lorry, while trying to overtake

Wake Teen Killed in I-95 Accident
WTVD - (06/24/07 — FAYETTEVILLE) - A Wake County family is recovering after dealing with a deadly crash on I-95 Saturday that killed their young son. Parents and their two children were on their way to the beach when they crashed near Fayetteville. The

Mass. man killed in cycling accident in Vernon
Brattleboro Reformer - VERNON — A Massachusetts man was killed Sunday in a bicycling accident on Tyler Hill Road, according to police. The man’s name was not released by investigators, but they did say he was a 53-year-old male from Granby, Mass. “We’re still in the early

Construction worker hospitalized after backhoe accident
Boston Globe - MANCHESTER, N.H. — A construction worker remains hospitalized today after being run over by a backhoe at a Manchester (New Hampshire construction site) Police said 42-year-old Jesse Gaslin of Franklin was seriously injured when he was pulled under

3 hurt in Paris accident
Observer-Dispatch - PARIS Three people were injured in an accident Thursday night at the intersection of Pinnacle Road and Oneida Street. State police said Dustin Lusby, 19, of West Winfield, was driving his vehicle north about 7:40 p.m. on Oneida Street when he was

Teen Loses Feet In Six Flags Accident
CBS News - “When I got up there, the lady, she was just sitting there and she didn t have no legs. She didn t have no legs at all. She was just calm, probably in shock from everything.” (CBS/AP) Officials at a Louisville amusement park say both of a teenage

Saw Mill S/B lane cleared after accident in New Castle
journalnews.com - NEW CASTLE - Rush hour traffic was picking up again on the southbound Saw Mill Parkway at 7:45 a.m. today near Roaring Brook Road where police cleared a one-car accident from the right lane. The accident slowed traffic for more than an hour

Street racing blamed for deadly Houston accident
Houston Chronicle - One man is dead after his vehicle hit another car in what authorities believe was an accident related to street racing in northwest Harris County. Witnesses told deputies that the collision occurred after one of two cars traveling side-by-side at a

LA prosecutor apologizes for accident
San Diego Union-Tribune - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city’s top prosecutor’s office got Paris Hilton jailed for violating probation by driving with a suspended license and then condemned her early release. On Monday, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo was the one apologizing for

Accident victim dies
Greeley Tribune - A Brighton woman injured in a Thursday traffic accident in south Weld County died Monday night at North Colorado Medical Center. Weld County Coroner s investigators said the Erika Weaver, 33, was taken off life-support late Monday. The crash

Town Chairman Killed In Farming Accident
Channel 3000 - TOWN OF MASON, Wis. — A town chairman was killed in a farming accident in Bayfield County on Monday. Sheriff’s deputies said that James Sandor, 60, died on Monday when he was pinned in some farm equipment in the Town of Mason. Sandor was found by

Report: Workers’ comp environment healthy
MSN MoneyCentral - The Rating Bureau projects insurers will spend 65 cents on claims and expenses for every dollar of premium collected for the ultimate accident year 2006. Accident year data acknowledges that some policies span the end of one year and part of the next

Durham Police Investigate Major Accident
WTVD - (06/18/07 — DURHAM) - At least one person is in critical condition after a serious accident in Durham Monday morning. The accident happened on Holloway Street, just east of Junction Road. The accident happened at 8:38 a.m. when a 2002 Mitsubishi

Fatal Accident Shuts Down Pa. Turnpike
WPVI - It happened in the westbound lanes, just west of the Delaware Valley interchange in Bristol, Bucks County. That’s where 2 cars and a truck collided around 3 this afternoon. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other victims were rushed to

Jackson man killed in one-vehicle accident
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - A Jackson man was killed in a one-person traffic accident on Highway 49 this morning. James Butler, 58, was driving northbound on the highway near Pocahontas when he ran off the road to the right, overcorrected and flipped his 2006 Ford van, said

Soldier killed in Tennessee Accident
WDAM-TV - Authorities say Mississippi National Guard Col. Robert Stacy Coleman was killed when his motorcycle crashed on Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee. A report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol said the crash occurred Friday near Crossville in the

Lavar Arrington Involved In Serious Motorcycle Accident
Post Chronicle - Lavar Arrington Motorcycle Crash - Lavar Arrington has been in a serious motorcycle accident. The Giants former linebacker was involved in a motorcycle accident in Maryland. Lavar Arrington, who was cut by the Giants due to an Achilles tendon injury

Howell man injured in freak Parkway accident dies
Asbury Park Press - CLARK A Howell man who suffered severe head injuries when a tire crashed through his windshield in a freak accident on the Garden State Parkway Sunday afternoon has died. Rafael A. Montes, 74, died of his injuries at University Hospital in Newark

British soldier killed in accident in Basra, defense ministry says
Herald Tribune - LONDON: A British soldier was killed in a road accident near Basra on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The soldier, whose name has not been released, died after an accident involving a Warrior armored vehicle south of Basra, the

News in brief
Observer - Soldier dies in traffic accident A British soldier from Badger Squadron, 2 Royal Tank Regiment, died yesterday after a road traffic accident in the As Sarraji district south of Basra, Iraq. Relatives have been informed. Hunt for toddler’s parents A

Hundreds gather to mourn loss of deputy killed in freak accident
WWL-TV - COVINGTON — For the second time in a week, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own, as family, friends and deputies gathered to remember Corporal Linden Beau Raimer, who died Wednesday after a tree fell on

Two die in Kitulgala boating accident
Sri Lanka Sunday Times - Two shipping company employees were drowned when their rafting boat met with an accident and capsized in the Kelani Ganga at Kalugotenna in Kitulgala last afternoon, Police said. The victims were identified as Varuni Kannangara (21) from

Bloomington man sentenced to 30 months probation in deadly boating
Herald & Review - CLINTON - A Bloomington man will serve 30 months probation but no jail time in connection with the death of a Farmer City man in a boating accident on Clinton Lake, a judge ruled Thursday. Byron Thompson, 28, apologized to the family of Robert E

Traffic Accident Sends Five To The Hospital
KOTV - Police are at the scene of a bad traffic accident at 21st and Garnett. EMSA tells us they sent five ambulances to the accident. A gold car was going fast southbound on Garnett when it rear-ended two vehicles stopped at the light. One vehicle, a black

Accident slows eastbound LIE traffic
Newsday - An accident on the exit ramp at Exit 60 on the Long Island Expressway has eastbound traffic slowed to a crawl through the area on Thursday. The multiple-vehicle accident occurred at 10:16 a.m., according to the New York State Department of

Heavy fog blamed for Melb school bus accident
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - Thick fog across Melbourne this morning is being blamed for a number of accidents across the city and some flight diversions at Melbourne Airport. In the worst incident, an 11-year-old girl was struck by a school bus in Berwick, just after 8:00am

Grand jury issues recommendations after examining fatal boat accident
WSTM - QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) - A list of recommendations for improving boating safety has been handed down by the grand jury examining the 2005 Ethan Allen cruise line tragedy on Lake George that killed 20 elderly tourists. According to the report issued

Natchez man killed in accident
Natchez Democrat - NATCHEZ A Natchez man died Thursday morning after being crushed under mechanical equipment, authorities said. Frank McKnight, 36, 11 Ellis Lane, was working on property owned by Jimmy T. Lee on Kaiser Lake Road. McKnight was using the vehicle

Nigeria road accident kills 28 police, 5 other people, officials say
MSN UK News - A passenger bus carrying police officers collided with a truck on a remote road in central Nigeria, killing 28 police and five other people, officials said Thursday. The deadly accident came before dawn on Wednesday in Benue state, said national

Fatal accident in Gainesville
Access North GA - GAINESVILLE - One person is dead in after police says they drove into the back of a flat bed truck on Jesse Jewell Parkway at Barns Street Wednesday morning. Gainesville Police Sgt. Jim Underwood said Jesse Jewell may be closed till noon. “He stopped

Fatal motorcycle accident at Detroit and Central
WTGV - It happened just after 10:30 last night. Police say Lamonte Layson, 25, was westbound on Detroit as a car was making a turn from Central onto Glenwood. The bike collided with the car. Layson was killed in the crash; he was not wearing a helmet. All

State Police say stolen car involved in fatality accident
L’Observateur - DESTREHAN - An early morning head-on collision between a Toyota Corolla and an allegedly stolen Nissan Sentra on River Road claimed one man’s life and seriously injured a Destrehan woman Friday. Louisiana State Police will perform a toxicology

Two teens die in rollover accident
Medford Mail Tribune - CAVE JUNCTION Two Illinois Valley teens died in a rollover crash after school Monday and three others suffered minor injuries. Josephine County sheriff’s deputies and emergency medical crews responding to a single-vehicle crash in the 6000 block

Streetsboro man dies in boating accident
Gateway News - RPC Photo / Mike Hixenbaugh Members of the Kent Fire Department worked June 8 to recover the body of John Nicadra Jr. of Streetsboro. His body was found in 14-foot-deep water in a Shalersville sand quarry lake. Streetsboro — The body of John Nicadra

Two injured in water tower accident
KWQC - TOWANDA, Ill. (AP) - Two men were injured while working on a water tower yesterday when the chemicals they were using exploded. Keith Campbell of Mark and Tom Roe of Dana were hospitalized yesterday morning following the accident at a water tower

‘Success’ in burns girl’s hair op
BBC News - Surgeons say a complex operation on a five-year-old girl who lost skin and hair in a burns accident is a success. Sidra Afzal, from Fleur-de-Lys, near Caerphilly, underwent the surgery at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital. Ten months ago, surgeons