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Pistorius home from hospital after surgery - International Herald Tribune
JOHANNESBURG : Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has gone home after being operated on following a boating accident, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Amelda Swartz, spokeswoman for Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital, said that Pistorius was

Report: Man fires gun after accident at Monarch - Aspen Times
SALIDA, Colo. Law enforcement authorities in Chaffee County and surrounding areas are searching for a man who allegedly fired a weapon in the parking lot of Monarch Mountain ski area after a minor accident. Chaffee County Undersheriff Keith

Police name cyclist killed in accident - Evening Star
A WOMAN who died after being hit by a car as she pushed her bicycle along a pavement in Aldeburgh was named by police today. Suffolk police said Carol Ann Myhill, 61, of Aldeburgh, was on the pavement just before 11pm on Wednesday evening when she

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius released from hospital after - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was released from a hospital, where he had surgery following a boating accident. Amelda Swartz, spokeswoman for Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital, said Thursday that Pistorius was “doing

Aviation accident rate worsens in 2008, fatality numbers improve - e-Travel Blackboard
In announcing the aviation safety performance for 2008, the International Air Transport Association has found the number of fatalities to fall compared to 2007, although the global accident rate worsened. Aviation accidents led to 502 fatalities in

Menomonie woman dies in 2-car accident - KARE
A Wisconsin woman has become the first traffic fatality of St. Croix County in 2009. St. Croix County Sheriff’s office responded to a crash on STH 29 in the Town of Cady at 4:42 on Wednesday. Twenty-four-year-old Carrie A. Lehmann of Menomonie, Wis

Couple, 6-yr-old son die in freak road accident - ABS-CBN
Three members of a family, including a six-year-old boy, died after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck in Guagua town, Pampanga province, Thursday night. Police said Albert Sunga, his wife Jackielou and son Diego were on board a motorcycle

Worker Dies In Accident At Port - News4Jax.com
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Detectives were investigating after an employee at a business on Jacksonville Port Authority property was fatally injured Thursday morning. Jaxport spokeswoman Nancy Rubin said an employee of Coastal Maritime Stevedoring was

IATA confirms more accidents but fewer fatalities in 2008 - Atwonline.com
Airlines suffered 109 accidents in 2008, up from 100 in 2007, while the number of fatal accidents increased from 20 to 23 between the two years, IATA reported. However, fatalities dropped from 692 in 2007 to 502 in 2008. This translated into a 56

Man accused of fatal hit and run accident claimed not to be the driver - WSVN-TV
UNDATED (WSVN) — The owner of a car believed to be behind a deadly hit and run claimed he wasn’t behind the wheel that fateful night. Thirty-four-year-old Ryan Levin was arrested in Chicago back in 2006 for leading police on a high speed chase

Update: Bangladesh Launch Capsize Toll Hits 27 - All Headline News
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The rescuers recovered at least 27 bodies and over 10 people still remained missing as a passenger launch capsized in the country’s southern Barisal district on Thursday morning. The incident took place in Kirtonkhola River

Harvey accident claims a life - New Orleans Times-Picayune
One person was killed in a traffic accident in Harvey, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The accident happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the 3400 block of Lapalco Boulevard. It appeared to be a one-vehicle accident, according to witnesses on

Good Samaritan killed by hydro pole at accident site north of - Canada East
CHEPSTOW, Ont. - A Good Samaritan has died after being hit by a hydro pole at the scene of a car accident near Chepstow, north of Walkerton, Ont. Provincial police say the man stopped around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to check on a crash just west of Chepstow

Accident closes southbound Parkway lanes - Asbury Park Press
50.1, following a four-vehicle collision with at least one serious injury, police said. The crash was reported at 11:47 a.m. and the roadway remained closed at 1:30 p.m., police said. Motorists should avoid the area, police said

Schumacher slightly injured in accident - Philadelphia Inquirer
MADRID - Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was slightly injured Wednesday in a motorcycle accident in the Spanish city of Cartagena. The Murcia regional health department said Schumacher fell during a private testing session of

Woman Nearly Strangled In Car Wash Accident - WXII 12
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts car wash worker is battered and bruised but thankful to be alive after her scarf got caught in machinery at her job last weekend. A customer leaped to her aid and saved her life, reported WCVB-TV in Boston

Teen in sledge fall accident - Tameside Advertiser
AN 18-YEAR-OLD youth is recovering in hospital after breaking his back in a sledging accident. Jack Barrington took advantage of last week s snow to go sledging at Walkerwood Reservoir, Stalybridge. But after hitting a piece of uneven ground, the

Burlington man dies in tractor accident on Lomax farm - Hawk Eye
LOMAX, Ill. — A Burlington man was killed when his tractor rolled on top of him while he was working on a farm in rural Lomax Sunday. Henderson County, Ill., Coroner Kris Beals identified the man as 57-year-old Charles “Fred” Jones. Beals said

Afternoon Commute: Accident at I-94 and Baker - Grand Rapids Press
Traffic is delayed on eastbound I-94 near Baker Road west of Ann Arbor because of an accident, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department. Check back for a morning traffic report at about 7 a.m. Wednesday

Girl, 4, Dies in Washing Machine - AOL
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Feb 4) - Authorities say a 4-year-old girl died after she climbed into a washing machine and her little brother switched it on. Orange County sheriff’s officials say Kayley Ishii apparently climbed into the front-loading washer

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Henderson teen dies in traffic accident - Asheville Citizen-Times
HENDERSONVILLE A 16-year-old boy died in Henderson County Tuesday night when his car ran off the road and struck a tree. It was the third fatal crash involving a teenager so far this year in Western North Carolina. The 9:45 p.m. wreck killed

1 hurt in roll over accident on I-75 - Toledo Blade
One person was hurt in a roll over accident on southbound I-75 Wednesday morning, police said. The driver was taken to a local hospital by private ambulance. Authorities said the injuries appear to be minor. The accident occurred about 7:40 a.m. on

Three killed in road accident in Bihar - New Kerala
Patna, Feb 5 : At least three people, including a child, were killed and six others injured when their tractor met with an accident at Lekhantola village under Bihta police station here this morning. According to police the accident took place as the

Elderly patient hit by motorcycle dies in Japan after being rejected - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
TOKYO (AP) After getting struck by a motorcycle, an elderly Japanese man with head injuries waited in an ambulance as paramedics phoned 14 hospitals, each refusing to treat him. He died 90 minutes later at the facility that finally relented

Norfolk-based sailor missing after Gulf of Aden accident - HamptonRoads.com
The Navy was searching the waters of the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday for a sailor missing after an accident aboard the Norfolk-based amphibious transport dock San Antonio. The incident happened about 8 a.m. local time as crews were lowering an 11-meter