A Los Angeles jury awarded a thirteen-year-old girl $150 million in damages on Friday based on an accident that occurred on a Southern California freeway almost four years ago. The girl watched her family members burn to death in their vehicle after they hit and got stuck under a big rig…
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San Francisco Area Train Accident Takes the Lives of Two Workers
Two workers who were inspecting train tracks Saturday afternoon were hit and killed by a commuter train returning from routine maintenance work in the San Francisco Bay area. The tragedy came amid a strike that has closed the Bay Area Rapid Transit system to riders over the past several days.…
Thirty-Two People Sustain Injuries in Broward County Bus and Tow Truck Crash
A collision between a Broward County bus and a tow truck on Thursday sent thirty-two people to the hospital with injuries. The tow truck was towing a car at the time of the accident. According to Pompano Beach Fire Rescue, the accident occurred at 1400 W. Sample Road around 4:00…
Truck and Train Collide in West Virginia, Train Overturns, Multiple Injuries Sustained
Multiple individuals suffered injuries in West Virginia today when a truck collided with a train carrying passengers on a scenic fall foliage tour. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. today near Cheat Bridge along U.S. Route 250. Cheat Bridge is located approximately one-hundred-sixty miles east of Charleston, West Virginia. According…
Church Bus Crash in Northeastern Tennessee Claims Eight Lives
Eight people are dead after a fiery bus crash in northeastern Tennessee Wednesday. Fourteen other individuals sustained injuries, including two who were in critical condition. According to authorities, the bus was taking a church group home to North Carolina when it blew a tire, slid across a highway median, and…
Mysterious Chicago-area Train Collision Causes Dozens of Injuries
According to officials, no one was at the controls of an empty commuter train on Monday when it crashed into another train at a suburban Chicago station. Dozens sustained injuries as a result of this mysterious crash. Officials are still unsure of how the train began moving. Video footage reveals…
Bill Introduced to Ban Red-Light Cameras in Florida
There is another push in Tallahassee to remove red-light cameras from public streets across Florida. On Wednesday, the Senate’s Transportation Committee chairman, Jeff Brandes, a Republican from St. Petersburg, filed SB 144. This bill would ban the use of red-light cameras, which are currently in place in at least seventy-six…
Fifty-Two Injured when Southern California Tour Bus Overturned Thursday
More than fifty people were injured Thursday when a tour bus carrying individuals to an Indian casino overturned after sideswiping a car on a Southern California freeway east of Los Angeles. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh, the bus driver made an “unsafe lane change” into the…
Disney Hotel Employee Killed in Accident Involving Disney Bus
A Disney hotel employee died Friday afternoon when her car was rear-ended by a Disney Magical Express bus. This bus is a complementary shuttle service that transports guests between the airport and Disney’s resort. Police have identified the deceased woman as sixty-three-year-old Solange Blain. Witnesses to the accident report that…
Ten Injured in Forty-One Vehicle Pileup on Major Highway in Central Virginia
Forty-one cars, trucks, and other vehicles were involved in a pileup in Lexington, Virginia on Sunday that injured ten people. According to state police, the massive pileup on Interstate 81 in central Virginia was caused by a combination of factors, including a two-car accident, torrential downpours, and speeding. State police…