Crash Kills 4 Carter Relatives

Safari spots tender, cruel interaction

(NEWSER) - Hunger finally won out over cross-species maternal instinct in a heart-breaking South African scene captured by safari participants. Witnesses were transfixed when a female leopard grabbed a newborn steenbok, but stopped from eating almost every time the baby cried. The leopard handled it tenderly several times over a period of 45 minutes, and the hours-old newborn, oblivious to its danger, even tried at one point to suckle from the big cat, reports the Daily Mail . But the scene did not have a happy ending. "People were absolutely amazed, and felt sad, but they realized this is nature in its rawest form," said the safari guide. More»

'Massive fireball' envelopes 34-vehicle pileup

(NEWSER) - A grisly multi-car pileup killed at least seven people and injured 51 today on the M5 freeway in southwestern England, the Daily Mail reports. Enveloped in a dark fog, 30 cars and four trucks collided on the wet roadway and triggered a "massive fireball," police say. Motorists tried to pry open car doors, and emergency responders rescued injured drivers, but police say bodies left "burnt and unrecognizable" may still be trapped in several vehicles. More»

13-year-old was in car accident after concert

(AP) - Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert in Soweto on the eve of the World Cup. Zenani Mandela died in the one-car accident after attending the World Cup kickoff concert at the Orlando Stadium. Police have charged the unidentified driver with drunken driving, and he could face homicide charges later. He lost control and crashed into a barricade. More»

(NEWSER) - A horrifying car crash video graphically highlighting the gory dangers of texting behind the wheel has been viewed some 4 million times online. But experts doubt that it will significantly change teen driver behavior, reports the New York Times. The video-gone-viral has been the buzz of schools since it was produced by Welsh officials following teen advice to make it super dramatic. But the screams, dead baby and bloodied faces may not be having an impact. More»

Only 'one in a thousand' chance foul play involved

(NEWSER) - Morgan Tsvangirai today said that the car accident that killed his wife was likely just that: an accident. Tsvangrai’s MDC has raised suspicions that the crash could have been an assassination attempt, but the prime minister dismissed that theory. “When something happens, there is always speculation,” he said. “In this case, if there was any foul play, it was one in a thousand.” More»